Part of FBI Thriller, book 13
First published 2009
Seven year old Autumn Backman watches Special Agent Dillon Savich take down Georgetown bank robbers on television. She knows she has found her hero. Autumn contacts Savich, but she doesn't use a telephone to reach him. Sheriff Ethan Merriweather patrols the small mountain town of Titusville, Virginia, located near the Titus Hitch Wilderness. He begins searching for a missing child. When Ethan locates Autumn, he discovers she has brought him an enormous challenge. A dangerous man pursues the girl and her mother. This predator possesses an extraordinary and terrifying ability. He can control other people simply by making eye contact with them. The sheriff and the FBI agent must work together to protect Autumn and her mother. They race against time to stop their relentless enemy before his power destroys everyone in his path.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Titusville, Virginia, Titus Hitch Wilderness, Georgetown
Period: Contemporary
417 pages · Hardcover · G. P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence