Fisher Stanton, Valley High Schools Nantucket wannabe, has a cheating girlfriend. When he hires Darcy Walker to chase her to a local club, in true Darcy fashion she stumbles upon a dead body. Thing is, this body has secrets...and Darcys mysterious friend, Jaws, and the reporter, Tito Westbrook, have a vested interest. Both enlist Darcy to find the person responsible who has eluded them for years, but Darcy doesnt solve crimes for free anymoreespecially where Jaws is concerned. Knowing Darcys Achilles heel, Jaws blackmails Darcy into working for him. In a true test of wills, Darcy and Jaws battle head-to-headJaws needs Darcy to help him end a bitter grudge war; Darcy needs Jaws to divulge the mystery surrounding her mothers death. Haunted by a past that shapes her present, Darcy will stop at nothing to get answers. Even if it means breaking the law and being disloyal to her new boyfriend, Dylan Taylor, in the process. DEFCON DARCY gives Darcys demons a name and ties up loose ends that make Darcy into the verb that she is. What she thinks she knows as truth, isnt. What she wishes wasnt true&is. The problem is, when your life goes DEFCON 1, not everyone lives to tell about it.