In a cabin by a lake, a mother and father tuck their little girl into bed and kiss her goodnight. But they can't enjoy the evening summer breeze-because this is no ordinary family on vacation. This is a family with nowhere left to run... and no one left to trust.When FBI Agent Tori Hunter and Detective Will Braddock are called to a crime scene at a remote hunting cabin, they find blood everywhere. A small pink suitcase has been left behind, filled with children's clothes and medicine. Has a family been murdered on vacation, or did they run just in time?The team quickly tracks down the details of the family renting the cabin. But Braddock freezes at the last name. He claims to have never heard it before... but Tori can always tell when her partner is lying.Furious that Braddock might keep something from her when lives are at stake, when two New York City detectives show up in Minnesota with questions for Braddock her fears are proved right... because there's a murder case in Braddock's past he never told Tori about. It took over his life just after his wife died, and forced him out of the city for good. Why did he keep it secret?Tori has no time for games. Tracking down suppliers of the medicine from the cabin is her one lead to find this family before it's too late. But with fingers pointing at Braddock, and her own instincts screaming that he'd never betray her or the shield, Tori will have to put her own career on the line to defend the man she trusts above all else-and find the real killer with a deadly score to settle.A completely gripping crime thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Roger Stelljes that will leave you breathless at the final shocking twist. Anyone who loves Kendra Elliot, Charlie Donlea or Mary Stone will be addicted.Read what everyone's saying about Roger Stelljes: "Wow, did this one pack a punch... Superb... Has you gripped from the very first pages... Left me gasping outwardly... and holding my breath." bookreviewercakemaker, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"I read it in 24 hours with my heart in my mouth... So good!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Wow... Sitting on the edge of my seat... A real rollercoaster from the very first page." B for Bookreview, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Addictive crime thriller!... A pulse-racing mystery... A rollercoaster of a story... Now that I have finished this, l can finally get my breath back!!!!" coffeeandpages2021, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This was just one of those books I couldn't stop reading! I was reading it at work, on the train, making dinner, on the treadmill... I just had to know what was going to happen next!... Amazingly written and it really sucks you in from the start... What an amazing book!!"Goodreads reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐