From New York Times bestselling author Barry EislerLivia Lone is back. For sex-crimes detective Livia Lone, a position with a government anti-trafficking task force is a chance to return to Thailand to ferret out Rithisak Sorm, the kingpin behind her own childhood ordeal. But after a planned takedown in a nightclub goes violently awry, Livia discovers that shes not the only one hunting Sorm. Former marine sniper Dox has a score to settle, too, and working together is the only way to take Sorm out. Livia and Dox couldnt be less alike. But they share a single-minded creed: the law has to serve justice. And if it doesnt, justice has to be served another way. What they dont know is that in threatening Sorm, theyre also threatening a far-reaching conspiracyone involving the highest levels of Americas own intelligence apparatus. It turns out that killing Sorm just might be the easy part. The real challenge will be payback from his protectors.