First published 2017
Nick Mason faces his most impossible assignment yet. Crime lord Darius Cole demands that Mason penetrate WITSEC, the federal witness protection program that has never been breached. His targets are three men whose testimony sent Cole to prison for life. These witnesses hide in classified locations, guarded by armed U.S. marshals around the clock. Cole's appeal depends on silencing them permanently. If they testify again, he stays locked up forever. If they die, he walks free. Mason's hunt takes him from a fortified military base in the Appalachian Mountains to a concealed bunker beneath New York City's streets. But he's not the only killer on the move. The assassin Mason replaced has broken out of witness protection and now stalks Mason himself. This former Cole operative chose betrayal over loyalty, and he refuses to wait for Mason to find him. As both hunters close in on their prey, Mason must become the deadly instrument Cole shaped him to be.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Appalachian Mountains, New York City, WITSEC
Period: Contemporary
8 pages · Audio CD · Penguin Audio
Content warnings: violence