Cullen Post is a lawyer and Episcopal minister who works with a small nonprofit called Guardian Ministries. The organisation fights to free people who have been wrongfully convicted. Post takes on the case of Quincy Miller, a man who has spent over twenty years in prison for the murder of a lawyer he insists he did not kill. As Post investigates, he uncovers corruption, deception, and danger from those determined to keep the truth buried. The novel highlights themes of justice, innocence, and the flaws within the legal system.