First published 2008
Dr. Jonathan Ransom works as a surgeon for Doctors Without Borders. He and his wife Emma are climbing in the Swiss Alps when she plunges into a concealed crevasse and dies. A day passes. Jonathan receives an envelope meant for Emma that holds two baggage claim tickets. He cannot understand why anyone would send these to his wife. Jonathan travels to a railway station to investigate. Swiss police suddenly assault him without explanation. He must flee immediately. His survival depends on learning what Emma hid from him. Jonathan believed he knew his wife completely. Now he realizes Emma maintained a secret existence he never suspected. The truth about her hidden life may be the only thing that can save him from whatever forces want him dead.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Swiss Alps, Switzerland
390 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday