First published 2014
Catherine Ling has survived Hong Kong's brutal streets and fourteen years as a CIA operative. She learned early never to form attachments, but two people matter above all others: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang. Luke was kidnapped when he was two years old. Nine years passed before Catherine got him back. Now she refuses to let anything threaten him again. When American journalist Erin Sullivan disappears in Tibet, Catherine faces an impossible choice. Sullivan has mysterious connections to Hu Chang. If Catherine refuses the rescue mission, Hu Chang will go himself. Catherine cannot risk losing her mentor to the mountains. The mission forces Catherine to track a criminal who has evaded the CIA for forty years. She must work with Richard Cameron, an ally who clearly hides crucial information. Catherine feels drawn to Cameron but cannot determine whether he deserves her trust. The hunt takes them from the dangerous peaks of the Himalayas to San Francisco's shadowy streets. Catherine races against time to save Sullivan, protect the people she loves, and survive an enemy determined to bury the truth forever.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Hong Kong, San Francisco, Tibet
Period: Contemporary
367 pages · Kindle Edition · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: kidnapping