Cirrus@Austlit

'They're your family. The people you love and trust the most. You think you know them. But you don't.

'Someone amongst Jennifer's family harbours a dark secret and will stop at nothing to achieve their ends. Even if it means killing. As the unimaginable truth unfolds, Jennifer finds herself in a race against time to protect the ones she loves before it's too late. 

'But what if she's next on the killer's list?' (Publication summary)

'True to her word, Angelina Lorenzo sets out to exact her revenge on those next on her list. But police are closing in, and she is running out of places to hide.

'Killing has been easy up until the failed attempt on her sister's life. This time, there will be no mistakes. She hires an assassin, who unwittingly finds himself caught in Angelina's treacherous web.

'Can he bring himself to do the unthinkable 

'just to keep Angelina in his life?'(Publication summary)

'A contract killing on a remote coastal track. 

'A deadly boat explosion occurs in nearby waters soon afterwards.

'Are the two connected?

'Meanwhile, Angelina makes an audacious escape with the assistance of her underworld connections and continues her ruthless agenda. 

'To follow is a chain of events that, when unravelled, shocks Nic Drakos to the core and links him inextricably to Elena Perez, imprisoned by Angelina on the other side of the world. But can he believe a word she says, or is this another one of Angelina's ploys to lure him out of hiding and into a trap? 

'As Nic uncovers the truth, it becomes a race against time to save Elena's life. But will he be too late?' (Publication summary)