After a truck driver nearly hits her and a bigoted judge throws her case out of court, it is no secret Toni Barston is angry. But when both men are murdered and Toni has no alibi, she suddenly finds herself regarded as a main suspect. To complicate matters, Toni finds herself attracted to the F.B.I. agent investigating the case.

Toni's girlfriend and their friends try to help, but even they have their doubts when another man is killed shortly after Toni expresses her dislike of him.

As Toni and her friends desperately try to clear her name, some of the suspects become allies...and some allies become suspects. Toni will need to dig deep into her past to use all of her skills to solve this case and come out of it alive.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Toni Barston returns in this sequel to the best-selling Anticipation>/i>.

Sometimes, things aren't what they seem. And sometimes, they are.

Times have changed for gay people, and when prosecutor Toni Barston hears about the death of a local lesbian bartender, she doesn't immediately think, "Hate crime." But it is. Even then, to assume that the murderer is a crazed religious fanatic would be a cliché. Except that's where preliminary evidence leads her. In fact, suspects are depressingly plentiful.

Looking for deeper answers and better clues, Toni draws on her knowledge of mental illness to build a profile of a killer who uses stoning to finish off each victim. Following the delusions of a sick mind has Toni and her police force friends turning in circles. When the trail twists back on them, suddenly nothing is what it seems--and everything is far worse than Toni could have imagined.

A former psychotherapist working with personality disorders, attorney Terri Breneman brings an unparalleled expertise to this fast-paced, gripping series where the biggest mystery is the human mind.