by Andrew Gross
First published 2010
Ty Hauck receives devastating news that rocks him to his core. Someone from his past, a close friend, has been killed alongside her husband and daughter in a savage home invasion. The brutal murders ignite something fierce in Hauck, and he commits himself to tracking down those responsible, no matter the personal cost. Meanwhile, a prominent banker watches his empire crumble and realizes his family faces terrible danger. Across the country, U.S. Treasury agent Naomi Blum monitors suspicious financial transfers involving millions of dollars, sensing these transactions signal something far more dangerous than routine money laundering. Hauck teams up with Blum to investigate what initially appears to be three separate incidents. Their probe reveals these events connect to form part of a massive conspiracy that spans continents, reaching from New York through London into central Europe. The scheme threatens to destabilize global financial markets on an unprecedented scale. What started as Hauck's personal quest for justice becomes a desperate mission to prevent worldwide economic catastrophe. The investigation forces Hauck to confront elements of his past he believed were buried forever.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, personal-quest
Setting: Europe, London, New York
Period: 21st-century
379 pages · Paperback · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence