Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new
life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the
devastating loss of her husband and children -- but old hurts leave
scars.
Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's
forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's
rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into
the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died --
just three.
A miracle and a puzzle...
Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam
painstakingly dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an
unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with
broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed
instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal
and far from understandable.
Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger and Sam's new boyfriend, knows
about seeing the world in shades of gray. About feeling compelled to do
the wrong thing for the right reasons. Only his disturbing kinship with
a killer can lead Sam to the truth...and once more into the line of
fire.
"Dr. Samantha Owens is one of the most memorable and engaging characters
in thriller fiction today.... J.T. Ellison is a master storyteller.
Superb!" --New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers
