Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children--but old hurts leave scars.

Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died--just three.

A miracle and a puzzle...

Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam painstakingly dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal and far from understandable.

Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger and Sam's new boyfriend, knows about seeing the world in shades of gray. About feeling compelled to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Only his disturbing kinship with a killer can lead Sam to the truth...and once more into the line of fire.

Author: J. T. Ellison
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harlequin Sales Corp
Published: 11/20/2012
Series: Samantha Owens Novel #2
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780778313724


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/10/2012
Romantic Times 12/01/2012 pg. 68 - Excellent

About the Author
J.T. Ellison is the bestselling author of9 critically acclaimed novels and multiple short stories, and has been published in over 20 countries. THE COLD ROOM won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original of 2010 and WHERE ALL THE DEAD LIE was a 2012 RITA(r) Nominee. Visit JTEllison.com for more information."