When masked vigilantes ambush a van leaving a secluded mansion, they leave the driver with a chilling message: Tell them we know. It should be a police matter, but the police aren’t asking questions.

A friend asks journalist Herman Ingram to look into the attack as a favor. What he uncovers is a clandestine organization catering to the darkest appetites of the rich and powerful—a place where money buys silence, and depravity hides behind estate walls and well-manicured hedges.

Herman has faced conspiracies before, but this time, the enemy doesn’t just want to bury the story.

They want to bury him.

With help from Perry Williams, a former adversary turned unlikely ally, and Abby, a fierce young vigilante with ties to the mansion, Herman races to expose the truth before more lives are consumed.

But in the devil’s backyard, the powerful make their own rules. And they’re willing to burn down anyone who threatens to drag their sins into the light.

The explosive third installment in the Herman Ingram series—a standalone thriller where one man’s pursuit of justice leads him into the darkest corners of power and privilege.

Perfect for fans of suspense and readers who enjoy Willow Rose and Karin Slaughter.