The New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author whose âskill at capturing emotion in lyrical passages sets her head and shoulders above her peersâ (Publishers Weekly) dives head first into the world of psychological thrillers with âone twisted, horrifying ride [that] kept me up the night after I finished itâ (Kim Harrison).
When Kristine Rushâs fiancĂ© is abducted from a desolate rest stop en route from Las Vegas to Lake Arrowhead, California, she is forced to choose: return home unharmed or plunge forward into the searing Mojave desert to find himâŠwhere a murderer lies in wait.
One road. One woman. One killer.
Speeding against the clock, and uncertain if danger lies ahead or behind, Kristine blazes an epic path through the gaudy flash of roadside casinos, abandoned highway stops, and a landscape rife with unimaginable horrors. Desperate to save her doomed husband-to-be, she must summon long forgotten resources to go head-to-head against an unpredictable killer. And sheâd better hurry. Because she only has twenty-four hoursâŠto make one hell of a trip.