A Lethal Bargain

Still reeling from the ill-fated raid at the port, FBI agent Blake Wilder is at a loss.
Not only did the operation allow chemical weapons to enter the country, it also ended with the disappearance of her kid sister, Kit.

Having lost her once already, Blake is determined not to let it happen again.
But politics in DC are keeping her on the sidelines, and every hour without answers pushes her closer to the edge.

Then longtime nemesis Senator Kathryn Hedlund comes to her with a desperate plea.
Her godson, a journalism student and the son of a US Congressman, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on his college campus.
Hedlund is certain it was murder.
And in exchange for Blake’s help, she offers to help uncover what really happened at the port.
And what really happened to Kit.

Blake and her team head to Virginia, where privilege, legacy, and secret societies rule from the shadows.
What begins as one suspicious death quickly spirals into a world of sex, drugs, hidden motives, and powerful men determined to keep their secrets buried.

With Kit still missing and danger closing in from every side, Blake must navigate a deadly maze of lies and corruption before someone else pays the ultimate price.

Secrets, deception, and monsters hiding behind polished doors.
To get to the truth, Blake will have to risk everything.