First published 2013
Derrick Storm partners with an enigmatic foreign operative who draws him into both danger and desire. Together they pursue the elusive Volkov, whose betrayal reaches into the highest levels of American finance and politics. A prominent hedge fund executive and a sitting U.S. senator have become pawns in Volkov's scheme. Storm's investigation takes him from the cafes of Paris to a tech expert's hideout in Iowa farmland. The trail leads back to Manhattan's financial district before exploding into gunfire on New Jersey highways. Each clue Storm uncovers reveals a conspiracy designed to collapse the world's financial systems. The economic devastation would trigger global chaos on an unprecedented scale. Only Storm stands between Volkov and worldwide catastrophe, but stopping him means navigating treacherous alliances where romance and espionage intersect.
Genres: mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, international-espionage
Setting: Paris, Iowa, Manhattan, New Jersey
314 pages · Hardcover · Hyperion