First published 2008
Titus Cain has built everything a man could want. His business thrives. His marriage stands strong. His friends remain loyal. Then kidnappers come for him. The abduction shatters Cain's carefully ordered world. He must navigate the demands of his captors while his family and associates scramble to understand what has happened. The businessman who controlled every aspect of his professional life now faces circumstances beyond his influence. As the kidnapping unfolds, Cain discovers that his perfect life may have been more fragile than he realized. The crisis forces him to examine the relationships he treasured and the success he worked to achieve. His captors want more than money. They want to strip away everything that defined him. Cain must find strength he never knew he possessed. The rules that governed his orderly existence no longer apply. In this new reality, silence becomes both weapon and shield as he fights to survive and return to the life that was taken from him.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Kindle Edition · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: kidnapping