
LeeHazehashissightssetonescape.Eventhoughhe'sonlysevenmonthsdeepintoatwenty-yearsentenceatHeartlockCorrectionalFacility,hecanalreadyfeeltheoutsideworldleavinghimbehind.Asheplotshisbreakout,Leerealizeshisbestshotatfreedomistomastertheartof"ducking,"aspecializedformofprisonmanipulationinwhichaninmatebefriendsaflawedguardwhoseimproprietiescaneventuallybeusedasblackmail.Leecomestolearnthatduckingishowdrugsslipintoprisonsand,onoccasion,howinmatesslipout,leadinghimtoseekouttheonlymanwhocanteachhimthisdarkcraft,Continental,aconvictwhokillsaseasilyashesmiles.CarvingouthisplaceinContinental'scrookedlabyrinthofcurriedfavorsandblood,LeesetshissightsonTeraSharpe,arookieguardwhosetoughskinhidesanunderlyingvulnerability.AllLeeneedstodonowisexploitit.However,ashismachinationsescalate,LeebeginstofallforTera,jeopardizinghisoriginalplan.Willhebetraythewomanhelovestobefree,orwillhefindfreedominlove?




