When Hart finds the body of a murdered stripper, she discovers a small mining town can have as much darkness and as many secrets as the big city. But as she unravels the mystery her secret is uncovered and life becomes dangerous. Sixteen-year-old Hart discovers a body in the forest above her new home. The girl died of a drug overdose and may have been involved with Hart’s grandfather. When he is arrested, Hart tries to clear his name. She believes him innocent, but also admits she has a selfish reason, she needs him to pay for her medicine, without which her life would be over. When her brother is poisoned by an environmental accident, she discovers a link between the dead girl and the all-powerful local coal company. Soon Hart is involved in a murky world of drug gangs and cover-ups for environmental poisoning. Ignoring the risks she peels back the layers of small-town corruption, but when her secret is discovered her life gets really dangerous.