The New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance returns with the thirteenth pulse-pounding thriller in the âengaging and entertainingâ (Los Angeles Times) Ali Reynolds series.
After taking down the man responsible for his best friendâs death, Stuart Ramey believes the case is finally closed. That is, until Stu discovers heâs been left with a multimillion dollar fortune in Bitcoin in a desperate attempt by Frigg, a rogue A.I. program created by the killer, to keep itself from being fully deactivated.
To take Frigg down for good, Stu enlists the help of Ali Reynolds and the rest of his cyber security colleagues at High Noon Enterprises. But they are not the only ones who know about Friggâs existence.
Graciella Miramar, an unassuming accountant to all appearances, is actually the right-hand woman to El Pescado, the leader of a dangerous drug cartel. Sheâll do anything to get her hands on that program. With Friggâs help, Graciella hopes to take over El Pescadoâs criminal underworld and become wealthy beyond her wildest dreams. But Stuâand El Pescado and his henchmenâmay not be so easily defeated.
As the âgrand master of the gameâ (The Providence Journal), J.A. Jance crafts another electrifying thriller that shows that everything has its price.