First published 2011
Alli Carson throws herself into FBI training at the Fearington Institute after losing her president father to death and her mother to a coma. She finds guidance in Jack McClure, the National Security Adviser who understands her like no one else. Then a murder rocks Fearington and investigators point fingers at Alli. The case draws in homicide detectives, the Secret Service, the FBI, and her billionaire uncle Henry Carson. Jack refuses to believe Alli committed murder. Their search for the real killer exposes a network of deception that reaches from Washington's corridors of power into the international slave trade. An Albanian crime boss with growing terrorist connections controls this empire from the shadows. Jack uses his special ability to see through manipulation as he and Alli navigate the dangerous investigation. They discover the conspiracy has penetrated their lives more deeply than they realized. At the center waits a criminal mastermind driven by unending hatred and devoid of mercy.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Fearington Institute, Washington
Period: contemporary
416 pages · Hardcover · Forge Books
Content warnings: violence