Inย New York Timesย bestselling author Jeff Abbottโs latest novel of riveting psychological suspense, an uneasy alliance forms as two widows delve into their husbandsโ deadly and dangerous secretsโas they try to protect their own.
Henry North is a down-on-his-luck cybersecurity expert from New Orleans. Adam Zhang is the cofounder of one of Austinโs most successful venture capitalist firms. These two men didnโt know each other. They had never met. Yet they died together, violently, in a place neither had any business being.
When Henry doesnโt return from a business trip, his wife, Kirsten, panicsโand then gets an anonymous phone call: โYour husband is dead in Austin.โ
Flora Zhang knew her husband was keeping secrets. She suspected an affair, but she had decided she could forgive him for his weaknessโuntil her husband ended up dead. And with no explanation for her husbandโs murder, the police begin to suspect her.
Together, these two widows will face a powerful foe determined to write a false narrative about the murders. In doing so, neither Flora nor Kirsten will remain the women the world thought they were.
An uneasy alliance forms as the two widows delve into their husbands' deadly and dangerous secretsโas they try to protect their own. Together they will face a powerful foe determined to write a false narrative about the murders. In doing so, neither Flora nor Kirsten will remain the woman the world thought they were.