?A compelling thriller? Jeff Abbot A private security contractor has been shot dead in Washington DC. The police are calling his death a carjacking gone wrong. Chief medical examiner Samantha Owens believes it?s more than a random murder. The victim is Sam?s old boyfriend, ex army Ranger Eddie Donovan, and she has evidence to support her claim ? a note delivered to Eddie just before he died. When a second ex-Ranger is killed, Sam establishes a link between the deaths that leads back to their last tour of duty in Afghanistan. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a terrifying secret, one that puts Eddie?s family ? and herself ? in mortal danger. Because, in her hunt for justice, Sam finds that not everyone plays by the rules.