Part of Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, book 27
First published 2022
Detective Peter Decker faces two crises at once. In upstate New York, he and partner Tyler McAdams investigate a fresh body discovered in woods where another man vanished without a trace. Meanwhile, Teresa McLaughlin flees to Los Angeles with her two children to escape a bitter divorce and court order. Teresa is the birth mother of Gabe, the foster son Decker shares with wife Rina Lazarus. Ruthless men track Teresa down and beat her nearly to death. When she regains consciousness, both children have disappeared. Teresa calls Gabe for help, and he turns to Decker and Rina. The situation grows more dangerous when they involve Christopher Donatti, Gabe's biological father and former hitman turned Nevada millionaire. Decker knows partnering with Donatti means making a pact with pure evil, but rescuing the children may require his criminal connections. This unlikely alliance races against time to locate the kidnappers before the children are lost forever.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, unlikely-allies
Setting: New York, Los Angeles, Nevada
Period: Contemporary
384 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: kidnapping, violence