New York is calling for her.

Her husband will do anything to keep her away.

And Minka? She just wants to do her job… and, if she’s lucky, not bleed out doing it.

Chief Medical Examiner Minka Mayet has perfected the art of ignoring dangerous men.

Brushing a persistent East Coast mafioso off?

Easy.

Avoiding the debt she owes a deadly ballerina?

No problem.

But Minka doesn’t ignore the dead.

She doesn’t turn away from victims who can’t speak for themselves.

And she definitely doesn’t abandon the man she loves

Especially when he’s quietly falling apart.

Archer has always been their strength.

The protector. The soldier. The one who stands in front and takes the hit.

Alone.

In silence.

But now his world is cracking. His career is on the brink of collapse, his friendships are tangled in lies, a ruthless mafia boss is closing in on the one person he can’t lose, and a betrayal from his past refuses to stay buried.

Archer needs help.

He just won’t ask for it.

And Minka?

She’s done waiting for permission.