First published 2022
Beth Bradford stares at the intercepted message that changed everything: "Use the children." The CIA analyst has spent years chasing the Neighbor, a Chinese intelligence operative who recruits vulnerable Americans to betray their country. Now Beth faces her own vulnerabilities. Her youngest child has left for college. Her husband has moved out after years of marriage neglect. The Agency pulls her from the counterintelligence case that consumed her life. Beth refuses to let go. She believes the Neighbor operates close by, perhaps closer than anyone suspects. With her family fractured and her career stalled, this investigation becomes her last chance to prove something matters. Beth will pursue the leads on her own terms. She will find the person behind those four chilling words. The hunt for the Neighbor represents more than professional duty now. It offers Beth the one thing she can still control when everything else has slipped away.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, espionage
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, last-chance
Setting: CIA, China
Period: Present Day
416 pages · Paperback · Diversified Publishing