"A woman held captive finally escapes-but can she ever really get away? Gone Girl meets Room in this page-turning, #1 internationally bestselling thriller from one of Germany's hottest new talents "Chilling, original and mesmerizing." -David Baldacci Publishers Weekly Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers of Fall 2020. A windowless shack in the woods. A dash to safety. But when a woman finally escapes her captor, the end of the story is only the beginning...

Jerry, a low-rent mob bagman, is dumped by his girlfriend Samantha when he takes on a new assignment instead of going straight as he promised. As Jerry crosses the border to collect a cursed antique pistol, Samantha heads to Vegas to forget him until mob hitman Leroy takes her hostage in an attempt to focus Jerry's attention on his job.

In April 1990, Jessica Doyle's ex-husband kidnapped their children and took them to Iran. Getting no help from the police, Interpol, or the State Department, Jessica went to Iran with a daring plan to rescue her children.

"Marshall Everett has traveled a twisting, perilous road from the jungles of South America to the streets of Paris. As an undercover DEA agent, Marshall penetrated a powerful cartel and became the trusted right-hand man of a ruthless drug lord. The price he paid was devastating, costing him everything--and everyone--he loved. Back in the U.S., on temporary assignment to the Secret Service, on the presidential detail, Marshall performs an act of heroism...