The Redemption: She lost her badge. She won't lose another child.

She lost her badge. She won't lose another child.

Cassandra Woodward was once Oakwood's first female detective-until one mistake cost her everything: her career, her partner's trust, and her self-respect. Now working as a lowly zoo security guard, she's drowning in regret... until the day a frantic father screams that his daughter has vanished in broad daylight.

What looks like a panicked mistake quickly unravels into something far darker. A severed finger. A ransom demand. And a web of lies ...