Who is Lindsay Boxer? What illness does Lindsay learn she has at the beginning of the novel? How does this illness affect Lindsay's professional life? How does this illness affect Lindsay's private life? What does Lindsay fear most in regards to this illness? How does this cause Lindsay to live her life a little differently than she might have had she not learned of the illness?

Who are David and Melanie Brandt? What life changing event takes place in their lives in the opening chapters of the novel? What happens afterward? What does Lindsay believe is the motive for this event? Who does Lindsay and her co-workers blame for this event in the beginning of their investigation? Why does this case bother Lindsay more than some of the other cases she has worked in her career? What promise does Lindsay make to Melanie Brandt...