First published 2010
Patrick Davis watches his life fall apart piece by piece. His Hollywood aspirations have collapsed, and his marriage is cracking under the strain. Then mysterious DVDs begin appearing at his door. The footage shows Patrick and his wife going about their daily routines, filmed by hidden cameras planted throughout their house. Someone has been watching them, recording their most private moments. Anonymous emails follow the deliveries, and soon Patrick receives an unexpected proposition. A stranger offers to repair his broken life, to solve all his problems with a single arrangement. The deal seems too good to refuse. Patrick accepts, believing he has found salvation. Instead, he discovers he has walked into an elaborate trap. Each choice he makes pulls him deeper into a conspiracy he cannot understand. His unseen manipulators control every move, and Patrick realizes his only chance for survival lies in beating them at their own deadly game.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: manipulation, unreliable-narrator
368 pages · Kindle Edition · St. Martin's Press