First published 2013
Chris Schneider runs the most sensitive investigations at Private Berlin, the German branch of the world's premier detective agency. He keeps his tactics close to the vest as he pursues three explosive cases: a billionaire's marital infidelity, match fixing by a prominent soccer player, and a nightclub owner's connections to Russian organized crime. Then Chris disappears without a trace. Mattie Engel, his former lover and fellow agent at Private Berlin, takes charge of finding him. She follows his investigation into Berlin's underground networks, tracking the three suspects who had reason to eliminate Chris. Her search pulls her through the city's most protected and dangerous territories. Along the way, she uncovers hidden aspects of Chris's history that shock her. As Mattie closes in on the truth, she discovers a conspiracy that threatens far beyond one missing investigator. The stakes reach across Europe itself. Mattie must decide whether to trust the man she thought she knew, even as evidence mounts that Chris may not be the person she believed him to be.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Berlin, Europe
Period: 21st-century
429 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence