Mac McKenzie has a lot of old girlfriends. But only one went on to marry the current governor of the state of Minnesota. And only one is calling him with a desperate request to meet in secret. The First Lady is carrying an email that contains a nasty rumour about her husband, and the truth is buried decades deep in a small town's history. Of course Mac always has plenty of time on his hands and has experience handling such matters for his friends. So he heads straight into the governor's past, planning to poke around and see if he can stir up a little information. Before long, someone starts poking him back, and it's clear that he has stirred up nothing but trouble. Mac is soon shifting through a complex web of interlocking secrets and lies, some decades- old, and some rooted violently in the present day.