A skeleton unearthed at a building site resurrects one of Stone’s old cases, and brings him face to face with the tenacious, brilliant culprit, who is seeking a new trial.

The absence of a murder weapon complicates the investigation into the murder of a drug addict who stole from her family to support her habit.

The parents of a murdered woman contest Stone’s prosecution of her killer so that he can be extradited to their home state, where the death penalty still exists.