Six years after the events of The Poison Maker, the oppressive government maintains its totalitarian control across The Raft, and Professor savannah Selbourne is now their pawn. Despite her humble beginnings, she has become an essential voice in the regime. Yet she yearns to break free.

Then, The Raft starts to shake.

Savannah's life is about to implode. She thought she knew how deceitful the powerful are. But the corruption runs deeper than she ever imagined.

With her world crumbling around her, Savannah battles to save her family. But after years of deceit, can she convince her wife to look past the lies? Only Savannah can expose the poison.