Part of Eve Duncan, book 24
First published 2019
Cara Delaney has built a stable life around her violin and the family she chose. The professional musician lives with her guardians, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and ex-Navy SEAL Joe Quinn, having overcome a difficult childhood to find her place in the world. Her contentment has one crack: Jock Gavin, her lifelong friend with his own troubled history, refuses to speak with her. Then a stranger from her grandfather's past snatches Cara away from everything she knows. The kidnapping triggers a cascade of violence that threatens everyone in her circle. Her carefully constructed world crumbles as old secrets surface and put her loved ones in mortal danger. Cara must navigate the deadly legacy her grandfather left behind. She faces a choice between becoming another casualty of her family's buried sins or finding the strength to protect the people who matter most. The musician who found peace through her art now fights for survival in a conflict she never chose but cannot escape.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
373 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: kidnapping