Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus are back in this gripping mystery involving a secret cabal of some of Los Angeles� most wealthy�and vicious�teens LAPD lieutenant detective Decker and his wife, Rina, have willingly welcomed fifteen-year-old Gabriel Whitman into their home. While the enigmatic teen seems to be adapting easily, Decker knows only too well the secrets adolescents keep�witnessed by the tragic suicide of another teen, Gregory Hesse, a student at Bell and Wakefield, one of the city�s most exclusive prep schools. Gregory�s mother refuses to believe her son shot himself and convinces Decker to look deeper. What he finds disturbs him. The gun used in the tragedy was stolen�evidence that propels him to launch a full investigation. But the case becomes darkly complicated by the suicide of another Bell and Wakefield student�a death that leads them to uncover an especially nasty group of rich and privileged students with a predilection for guns and violence. Before it�s over, the case and all its terrifying ramifications will take Decker and his detectives down a dark alley of twisted allegiances and unholy alliances, culminating into a heart-stopping point of no return.