by Andrew Gross
Part of Ty Hauck, book 1
First published 2008
Karen Friedman believes her husband Charles died in the Grand Central Station bombing that destroyed his morning commute. The successful hedge fund manager seemed to vanish with hundreds of other victims in the explosion. After 18 years of marriage, Karen accepts his death and begins rebuilding her life. Months pass before two investigators arrive at her Greenwich home with disturbing questions about Charles's business operations. Hundreds of millions of dollars have disappeared, and the evidence points directly to her husband. Meanwhile, detective Ty Hauck investigates what appears to be an unrelated hit-and-run death in Greenwich. His investigation uncovers a shocking connection between the traffic accident and the Grand Central bombing. Karen teams up with Hauck as they discover that Charles may have faked his own death. Their search for answers pulls them into a dangerous world of financial fraud, international conspiracies, and murder. As Karen questions everything she thought she knew about her marriage, she and Hauck develop a deepening bond while racing to expose the truth before the conspiracy destroys them both.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Greenwich, Grand Central Station
Period: 18 years
680 pages · Hardcover · Harper Collins
Content warnings: death, murder, violence