by Andrew Gross
Part of Ty Hauck, book 3
First published 2010
Ty Hauck receives devastating news that rocks him to his core. Someone has murdered his close friend along with her husband and daughter in their own home. The brutal killings drive Hauck to pursue the perpetrators, no matter what it costs him personally. Meanwhile, a wealthy banker watches his empire collapse and realizes his family faces terrible danger. A Treasury agent named Naomi Blum tracks suspicious money transfers worth millions of dollars across international borders. She believes these transactions signal the beginning of a scheme designed to trigger worldwide financial chaos. Hauck teams up with Blum to investigate what initially appear to be separate incidents. Their partnership reveals connections that span from New York through London to central Europe. The case forces Hauck to confront elements from his past that he believed were permanently behind him. As they dig deeper, Hauck and Blum uncover a conspiracy that threatens not just individual lives but the stability of entire nations. The investigation becomes a desperate race against time to prevent a catastrophe that could devastate global security.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, race-against-time
Setting: Europe, London, New York
Period: 21st Century
401 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence