First published 2009
Rebecca DeForde arrives at a remote mountain retreat where Jericho Ainsley lies dying. The former CIA director and defense secretary was once her lover, and she expects a final goodbye. Instead, Ainsley shares an explosive secret that transforms her quiet life as a single mother into a nightmare of survival. Government forces immediately begin hunting her. Ex-CIA operatives, local police, private investigators, and a US senator all become players in a deadly game where DeForde cannot trust anyone. She must rely on survival skills Ainsley taught her and her own intelligence to stay alive. The secret Ainsley revealed has made her a target in a world of international espionage where the stakes are life and death.
Genres: suspense, action, mystery-thriller, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Remote Mountain Retreat
Period: Contemporary
368 pages · Hardcover · Knopf
Content warnings: violence