First published 2016
FBI Special Agent Reilly has spent months tracking the nameless CIA operative who kidnapped and brainwashed his ten-year-old child. The man exists like a phantom within the agency's deepest shadows, protected by layers of official denial. Meanwhile, dying scientist Dr. Ralph Padley prepares to expose a devastating secret that powerful forces will kill to protect. When Reilly gets too close to the truth, he finds himself framed for murder. Now he must operate outside the law, hunted by his own colleagues while pursuing justice for his family. The conspiracy reaches into the highest levels of government, and Reilly discovers that his personal quest for vengeance intersects with a national security crisis. As he works undercover to clear his name and protect his loved ones, Reilly realizes he has stumbled onto something that could destabilize the entire country. The closer he gets to the ghost who destroyed his child, the more dangerous his world becomes.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, framed-for-a-crime, government-conspiracy, personal-vendetta
Setting: CIA, FBI
Period: Contemporary
416 pages · Hardcover · Orion
Content warnings: violence