Nathan McBride, "the most brutally effective thriller hero to appear in
years" (Ridley Pearson, author of Killer Weekend), returns in the
third installment of one of the best new series in thriller fiction.
When Nathan McBride receives a text message from someone who claims
she's been kidnapped, it triggers a deadly chain of events that has the
potential to haunt him for the rest of his life.
Nathan will soon learn that nothing from his past could ever prepare him
for the crisis he'll soon be facing. The girl's name is Lauren and she's
just twelve years old. With virtually no experience with children,
Nathan's patience and compassion are about to be tested to their limits.
In a violent confrontation, Nathan rescues Lauren from her kidnapper,
but as he unravels Lauren's story, he realizes his troubles are only
beginning. She says she's in the Witness Security Program, and doesn't
trust the US Marshals because she thinks they're complicit in her
abduction. Not only that, her stepdad was murdered last night.
In a desperate and unlikely alliance, Nathan and Lauren must stay one
step ahead of her kidnapper and the brutal mercenaries who will kill
anyone who gets in their way. Played out over the course of 36
lightning-fast hours, Nathan and Lauren must learn to trust each
other--or they won't survive.
