Rachel Marin met the former mayor a while back .. before she was murdered. The police think this was either an accident or suicide ... but Rachel knows it was murder. Now all she has to do is to convince the detectives who are leading the investigation. But Rachel has no love of the cops ... she doesn't trust them to do what's right. Rachel has a secret ... one that traumatized her and her young children. She's changed their names, moved across the country, and started a new life for them. She's afraid her secrets may be uncovered, but she can't just walk away. She inserts herself into the investigation ... much to the cops' displeasure. They resent her for butting in ... but what she tells them makes them take a second look. Her sheer determination to get at the truth makes her a target of both the cops ... and a killer. This is a great start to what looks like will be a terrific series. Rachel is a unique character... and one who will bear watching in the future. As a crime fiction, this is well written with deftly drawn characters and plenty of twists and turns to keep the fingers moving at a fast pace ... just to see what happens next. Looking forward to the next book in this series! Many thanks to the author / Thomas & Mercer / Amazon Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this terrific crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Wow! This is the first novel by Jason Pinter which I've read, but I can guarantee that it won't be my last - what a cracking read! Rachel Marin is a single mother like no other; she possesses skills and abilities that the ordinary woman in the street knows nothing about - and neither do her children! From the first, we realise that a shocking crime occurred. So shocking that she uproots her children and transforms herself into a very different woman, all with the aim of protecting her children. When the body of the mayor of Illinois, their new home town, is found, Rachel can't help getting involved. In her eyes, she's helping law enforcement; in their eyes, she's interfering. Only when her information turns out to be true, they have to sit up and take notice - but they don't have to like her continuing appearance and ideas about their case. And they are not the only ones .. Rachel 'helping' the authorities leaves her with a target on her back . . . From the very beginning, this author has a way of beguiling his readers; I slipped in between the pages and just could not put this down! Rachel is very much an enigma; but throughout the book she is revealed just enough at a time to make sense whilst the story continues on, getting deeper into things whilst the reader wonders what she knows that we don't? Make no doubts about it, this is a stunning thriller which doesn't finish until the very end! A very cleverly plotted book, expertly written and terrifically enjoyable - I'm so pleased to have discovered this author, and fully intend to catch up with his others books. I'm thoroughly delighted that this is the first in a new series, and will most definitely be watching out for the next book. A gripping and exciting thriller, and one which deserves all five sparkling stars. If you enjoy an unpredictable and riveting read, Jason Pinter is definitely an author to watch out for!