Internationally bestselling author Alex Kava delivers a searing thriller of one woman''s encounter with her past which could jeopardize her future

Melanie Starks has never lived life by the rules. She and her seventeen-year-old son, Charlie, have been running one con job or another for as long as she can remember, justifying the petty crimes as the necessary survival moves of a single mother. But Melanie is ready to give it up. Then Jared Barnett reappears in her life. Fresh out of prison after serving five years of a life sentence for murder, Jared is released on a technicality that by no means proves his innocence. And he''s feeling more invincible than ever. He has the perfect plan for a big score and he needs Melanie''s help. But everything goes terribly wrong. Only one thing is clear: A line has been crossed. Suddenly there''s no turning back, and there is nothing left to lose.

"This is a one-night read with some unexplained loose ends that won''t bother readers hooked on hair-raising car chases and gruesome murder scenes." - Publishers Weekly

Internationally bestselling author Alex Kava delivers a searing thriller of one woman''s encounter with her past which could jeopardize her future

Melanie Starks has never lived life by the rules. She and her seventeen-year-old son, Charlie, have been running one con job or another for as long as she can remember, justifying the petty crimes as the necessary survival moves of a single mother. But Melanie is ready to give it up. Then Jared Barnett reappears in her life. Fresh out of prison after serving five years of a life sentence for murder, Jared is released on a technicality that by no means proves his innocence. And he''s feeling more invincible than ever. He has the perfect plan for a big score and he needs Melanie''s help. But everything goes terribly wrong. Only one thing is clear: A line has been crossed. Suddenly there''s no turning back, and there is nothing left to lose.

"This is a one-night read with some unexplained loose ends that won''t bother readers hooked on hair-raising car chases and gruesome murder scenes." - Publishers Weekly