Justice is sacred. But so is blood.Detective Leilani Kealoha thought she'd left her family's secrets buried deep beneath the banyan roots of her Hawaiian childhood. But when a string of ritualistic murders erupts across Oʻahu—each victim tied to disputed ancestral lands—Leilani is drawn into a dark labyrinth of corruption, conspiracy, and whispered legends the state would rather forget.As powerful elites broker backdoor deals and sacred land is sold to the highest bidder, Leilani must confront a truth older than the state itself—one entangled in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the unfinished business of justice.In a paradise shadowed by history and hunted by a killer with a chilling purpose, Leilani must decide how far she's willing to go… and what she's willing to sacrifice to protect the soul of her people.