Lisa Gardner’s next thriller following her runaway New York Times bestseller Look for Her takes her wildly popular brand of suspense to new heights. Is certainly he a hero? Eight years ago, Sharlah Might Nash’s older brother defeat their drunken father to death having a baseball bat in order to save both of their lives. Today thirteen years old, Sharlah has finally shifted.

About to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, and his partner, Rainie Conner, Sharlah loves a very important factor best about her fresh family members: about DIRECTLY BEHIND You all of them are professionals on monsters. Is certainly he a killer? Then the call comes in. A double-murder at an area gas station, followed by reports of an armed suspect capturing his way through the wilds of Oregon. As Quincy and Rainie race to assist, they may be compelled to confront mounting evidence: the shooter may very well be Sharlah’s old sibling, Telly Ray Nash, and it seems his killing spree has only started. All she knows for certain: he’s back.

As the clock winds down on an enormous search for Telly, Quincy and Rainie must answer two critical questions: Why after eight years has this young man began killing again? And exactly what does this suggest for Sharlah? Once upon a time, Sharlah’s your government saved her lifestyle. Now, she has two questions of her very own: is usually her brother a hero, or a killer? And how much will it price her new family members before they find out the ultimate, shattering truth? Because mainly because Sharlah understands all too well, the largest danger may be the one standing directly behind you.