The night Jake Conason goes to a party at his Jefferson University house, he's sitting on top of the world. He's got great grades, a gorgeous girlfriend named Jordan, and an almost certain acceptance to his dream law school. He's golden, set to ride a wave of opportunity and advantage far into his adulthood. Little does he know that the moment he walks into the party is the last time his life will be that easy for a long time...

Maybe it's that Jake has one drink too many that night. Maybe it's the way he feels seeing another man getting too close to Jordan. Or maybe it's just a spur of the moment choice he makes, fueled by lust and booze. Jake panics. Will one night's drunken indiscretion never stop coming back to haunt him? Will it threaten everything he has going for him? But then a horrible but fortunate accident leads to opportunity.

Thrill to first-time novelist Andrew Lyons's skillful evocation of a character who straddles the worlds of respectability and depravity. In the deceptively subtle and tension-filled tradition of A Simple Plan and The Talented Mr. Ripley, this is a chilling, addictive thriller that is sure to have readers buzzing as it delves deep into the heart of an antihero and discovers the Darkness in Him.