by Blake Crouch
First published 2016
Letty Dobesh walks out of prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. She returns to what she knows best: breaking into hotel rooms and stealing whatever she can fence. But during one job at an upscale hotel, she overhears something that changes everything. A man is hiring an assassin to kill his wife. Letty faces an impossible choice. She cannot call the police without exposing herself. She cannot walk away knowing an innocent woman will die. So she decides to stop the murder herself. This decision puts her directly in the path of a professional killer who views her interference as a personal challenge. The assassin begins hunting Letty even as she tries to save the intended victim. What starts as Letty's attempt to prevent one death becomes a deadly contest between two people who live outside the law. Letty must rely on her street smarts and criminal experience to survive against someone far more dangerous than anyone she has ever faced.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, moral-dilemma
Setting: Hotel
270 pages · Paperback · Thomas & Mercer
Content warnings: violence