Finlay Donovan is—once again—struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two。 On the bright side， she has her live-in nanny and confidant Vero to rely on， and the only dead body she's dealt with lately is that of her daughter's pet goldfish。

On the not-so-bright side， someone out there wants her ex-husband， Steven， out of the picture。 Permanently。 Whatever else Steven may be， he's a good father， but saving him will send her down a rabbit hole of soccer moms disguised as hit-women， and a little bit more involvement with the Russian mob than she'd like。

Meanwhile， Vero's keeping secrets， and Detective Nick Anthony seems determined to get back into her life。 He may be a hot cop， but Finlay's first priority is preventing her family from sleeping with the fishes。。。 and if that means bending a few laws then so be it。

With her next book's deadline looming and an ex-husband to keep alive， Finlay is quickly coming to the end of her rope。 She can only hope there isn't a noose at the end of it。。。