From the celebrated, New York Times bestselling author comes a
commercial thriller of an MIT grad student who unwittingly uncovers the
hidden connection between the Gardner Museum heist and the most
fascinating secret in American history.
THE CARD SHARK: Hailey Gordon is looking to make some fast cash to
help pay her tuition when she's caught counting cards at the Encore
casino in Boston. She grabs her winnings and makes her escape. With
guards closing in, she dives into an unlocked room to hide . . . only to
find a dead body.
THE EX-CON: Recently released from prison, Nick Patterson hasn't
felt hope in a long time, but the job he "inherited" in prison promises
to change that. He enters hotel room 633 to find that the person he was
supposed to meet has been murdered. Next to the corpse stands a
terrified young woman--Hailey Gordon.
THE PROFESSOR: American history professor Adrian Jensen learns of
the death of his professional nemesis, Charles Walker, the night after
he received Walker's latest research. Skeptical at first, Adrian nearly
deletes the file. But when one small, new detail catches his eye, he
makes it his mission to uncover what could be one of the biggest secrets
of the Revolutionary War.
All three strangers find themselves on the cusp of an incredible
discovery--one that someone is willing to kill to keep buried.
