First published 2013
Will Trent transforms himself into Bill Black, a menacing ex-convict who cruises Macon on his motorcycle. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent has drawn the attention of a small-time drug dealer who sees potential in this dangerous newcomer. Cut off from his usual support system, Will feels his personal demons resurging. Meanwhile, Sara Linton arrives in the same city after her stepson Jared is shot dead in his home. She blames Jared's wife Lena, a detective whose troubled history has repeatedly endangered those around her. Sara believes Lena's magnetic pull toward trouble finally claimed someone she loved. Neither Will nor Sara knows the other is in Macon. Both become entangled in the same investigation from different angles. Their separate pursuits converge as a conspiracy emerges that spans both criminal networks and law enforcement. The case forces good people to confront hidden corruption and violence that threaten everything they value.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, undercover-operation
Setting: Macon, Georgia
Period: contemporary
379 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press
Content warnings: violence