First published 2011
Vanessa Michael Munroe trades in secrets. From her Dallas office, she sells intelligence to corporations and world leaders who can afford her rates. Her expertise comes from a brutal education that began in central Africa, where missionary parents raised her until chaos claimed her childhood. At fourteen, she joined a notorious arms dealer and his band of mercenaries. Under his guidance, she learned to survive among killers and warlords, building her own fearsome reputation in the jungle's shadow economy. Years later, something forced her to flee that world entirely. She reinvented herself in America, transforming hard-won knowledge into a profitable business. For nearly ten years, she has refused to look backward. Now circumstances threaten to drag her into the past she abandoned.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Africa, America, Dallas
Period: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
307 pages · Hardcover · Crown
Content warnings: violence