Florence Winslow wakes up in hospital. The nurse tells her she's killed a man.All she remembers is that she was driving down a deserted country road in northern Connecticut late at night on her way to visit her in-laws. A car hurtled out of nowhere and ploughed into her. She's lucky to be alive. The other driver was killed on impact.Dylan Bodine, an ambitious young detective, thinks Florence was extremely lucky. Too lucky perhaps.The dead man had no ID and was driving a stolen vehicle. Piecing together the evidence, Dylan concludes someone wanted Florence dead.As Dylan and his new partner, grizzled former FBI investigator Carrie Fuller, dig deeper, they discover that Florence isn't just anyone. Her father-in-law is one of the wealthiest men in America.And the two detectives are in a race against time to crack the case to keep Florence alive.