First published 2009
Alex reaches his twenty-seventh birthday as a struggling artist in the Midwest. The milestone brings him a massive inheritance of land that should secure his future. Instead, his birthday triggers something deadly. His name carries significance he never understood. When he saves a mysterious beautiful woman, the act connects him to forces beyond his comprehension. Violence erupts around him with ruthless precision. Everyone Alex cares about becomes a target for elimination. The inheritance that promised wealth now threatens destruction. Alex must discover why his identity marks him for death. He faces enemies who show no mercy and accept no compromise. The woman he rescued holds answers, but those answers come with a price. Alex transforms from artist to survivor as he confronts a conspiracy that spans beyond his ordinary world.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances
Setting: Midwest
Period: Twenty-Seventh Birthday
502 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons