Part of Doc Ford, book 18
First published 2011
Little Guadalajara trailer park houses illegal laborers under the watch of a ruthless manager. This hired enforcer works for developers who want the land, and he will eliminate anyone who stands in their way. The workers believe one teenage girl among them possesses special abilities. When she sees the manager murder someone, she flees into hiding. Now he must track her down and silence her permanently before she can expose him. Marine biologist Doc Ford becomes her only chance at survival. He teams up with his companion Tomlinson to search through a hidden network that exists beneath official society. They race against time through this invisible underground nation of displaced people. Ford must navigate dangerous territory and reach the girl before her pursuer does. The hunt becomes a deadly game where one wrong move could cost an innocent life.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Guadalajara, United States
Period: Contemporary
351 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence