First published 2011
John Puller arrives at a crime scene that will test every skill he has developed as the Army's premier CID investigator. A military family lies dead in their remote West Virginia home, victims of brutal violence that appears random but feels calculated. Puller knows immediately that this case runs deeper than a simple home invasion. Bodies begin accumulating as he digs into the victims' connections. Local detective Samantha Cole joins the investigation, bringing her knowledge of the area and its secrets. Together they uncover a conspiracy that reaches far beyond one family's tragedy. Each answer they find generates more dangerous questions. The truth they seek threatens not just their investigation but their lives. Puller must navigate a maze of lies where allies become enemies and nothing appears as it truly is. The case demands everything from him as both soldier and detective.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: West Virginia
Period: 21st-century
434 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: violence