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During a packed festival on Nashville’s legendary Broadway, rising country star John Briley steps onto the stage for the performance that will define his career. Thousands of fans watch as music fills the streets and the city celebrates.
Then, in an instant, everything changes.
Briley is shot and killed live on stage in front of a stunned crowd. Panic erupts. The festival collapses into chaos. And Broadway—usually alive with music—falls into silence.
Veteran detective Michael Reilly is called to investigate. Experienced in violent crime and corruption, Reilly quickly realizes this was no random act. The precision, timing, and public execution point to something far more calculated.