Alan has what appears to be the perfect life. His own house on the beach in the quiet town of Shallot’s Cove. A thriving coffee shop and bookstore. Then, on the morning of his 34th birthday, a single phone call changes everything… His mother, Beverly Black, is discovered buried under a gnarled old apple tree in her own backyard. Everything he’s ever known, everything he’s grown up believing to be true, is left ripped to shreds. Now, Alan must risk everything – even the lives of his friends – in a race against time to try to stop his mother's killer…because he’s next. Adult language warning.