In Rock Hill, S.C., former homecoming queen Melinda Snyder's murder embroils the town in a mystery that won't be settled until the South Carolina Supreme Court weighs in.

When Staff Sgt. Michael Severance goes AWOL, the community of San Angelo, Texas, rallies around his bride, then investigators discover a sinister side to his disappearance, uncovering a saga of treachery and passion as big as the state of Texas.

When 18-year-old college freshman Katherine Foster goes missing, rumors fly as fellow students at the University of South Alabama fear the worst.

When Veronica Bozza's body is found on her living room floor, it sends shock waves through the close-knit community of Bridgewater, Tenn., and leads investigators to uncover a bizarre murder plot right out of a Hollywood movie.

After business owner Michael Zammitti Jr. is found shot to death at his desk, police must untangle a web of lies and corruption that will rock two New England towns.

In Roswell, Ga., millionaire Lance Herndon is living the American dream, then he is found brutally murdered, and investigators must untangle a twisted web behind the gates of the town's upscale communities.