Part of Pendergast, book 11
First published 2011
Special Agent Pendergast reels from learning that his wife Helen was murdered. He sets out to track down those responsible for her death. The pursuit leads him from Scotland's remote moors to New York City's crowded streets and into Louisiana's isolated bayous. As Pendergast closes in on Helen's killers, he uncovers disturbing details about her past. The investigation reveals that Helen may have played a role in orchestrating her own death. Each new discovery strips away another layer of lies. Pendergast realizes the plot against Helen reaches back through generations and involves far more people than he suspected. The conspiracy challenges everything he believed about his marriage and his wife. The truth proves more twisted and terrible than Pendergast ever imagined possible.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Louisiana, New York City, Scotland
356 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing