Special Agent Atticus Spenser and forensic psychiatrist Dr. Caitlin Cassidy are in Tahiti enjoying a much-needed break from the FBI when they spot newlyweds taking fun photos on the beach. But as the groom carries his bride deeper into the waves, Spense is positive he sees a flash of terror cross her face. All his instincts scream that this woman is in danger. Yet moments later, it's the groom who has nearly drowned... and the bride has vanished, leaving a bloody wedding dress floating in her wake.The authorities aren't sure who to believe--the groom, who insists his wife tried to murder him... or her twin, who claims her sister must have acted in self-defense. Intrigued, Spense and Caity agree to help investigate. But when they discover that the missing bride is the daughter of a notorious confidence man, they begin to suspect that all is not what it seems. Now they'll need to separate victim from villain, fact from fiction, truth from lie, to determine if there's really a killer on the loose... or if it's all one big con.