by Barry Eisler
First published 2020
Inspector Livia Lone returns to an elite government unit fighting human trafficking. The assignment offers her the perfect cover to travel to Thailand and kill Rithisak Sorm, the mastermind behind the network that victimized her as a child. Her first assassination attempt fails spectacularly. She discovers that Dox, a former Marine sniper, also wants Sorm dead. Despite their different methods, Livia and Dox realize they must work together to succeed. Neither knows that threatening Sorm will expose a massive trafficking operation that reaches into the highest levels of American intelligence services. Killing Sorm becomes the easy part of their mission. The real challenge lies in surviving the revenge plans of his powerful protectors, who will stop at nothing to preserve their lucrative criminal enterprise.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Thailand, United States
411 pages · Paperback · Thomas & Mercer
Content warnings: trafficking, violence