First published 2009
Nick Heller gets the call he dreads. His nephew Gabe is desperate and afraid. Someone attacked Gabe's mother Lauren in Georgetown, leaving her unconscious in a hospital bed. Worse, Gabe's stepfather Roger has disappeared completely. Roger happens to be Nick's brother, and the two men haven't spoken in years. Their relationship shattered after their father Victor Heller was exposed as a corrupt financier and sent to prison. While Nick chose military service and intelligence work, Roger followed Victor into corporate America. Now Nick must track down Roger, using his Special Forces training and investigative skills. The search leads him toward a massive corporation that guards its secrets with violence. As Nick digs deeper, he discovers the attack on Lauren was no random crime. The company will use any method to silence threats, and Nick's investigation puts him directly in their crosshairs. Family loyalty drives Nick forward even as the danger escalates.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-loyalty
Setting: Georgetown, United States
Period: contemporary
400 pages · Kindle Edition · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: violence