by Roger Hobbs
First published 2013
Jack lives off the grid as a criminal's criminal, nearly impossible to contact and completely anonymous. When a casino robbery in Atlantic City turns into a bloodbath, he gets pulled into the mess by someone calling in a favor. A private jet carries him from Seattle to New Jersey, where he finds one robber dead in the parking lot, another wounded and missing, and $1.2 million in stolen cash nowhere to be found. The FBI waits for him at the airport, along with other dangerous parties who want the money back. Jack has exactly forty-eight hours before the twice-stolen bills literally explode, destroying the complex scheme behind the theft. As he navigates the deadly situation, he remembers the failed bank job in Kuala Lumpur five years ago that created this current obligation. Every move requires his complete skill and survival instincts as he works toward a solution that changes by the hour.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, survival
Setting: Atlantic City, Kuala Lumpur, New Jersey, Seattle
Period: 21st-century
321 pages · Hardcover · Knopf
Content warnings: violence