From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 6:20 Man comes a twisting psychological thriller in which two women—one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist—go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse.
Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats.
When Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, she thinks nothing of Arlene’s unusual request for her to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled. That is, until she arrives at the mansion and discovers a dead body in a secret room—and nothing is as it seems.
Not only does the arms dealer not exist, but the murder victim turns out to be Harry Langhorne, a man with mob ties who used to be in Witness Protection. What’s more, no one named Arlene Robinson works at ProEye.
In the blink of an eye, Gibson has become a prime suspect in a murder investigation—and now her job is on the line until she proves that she was set up. Before long, Gibson is locked in a battle of wits with a brilliant woman with no name, a hidden past, and unknown motives—whose end game is as mysterious as it is deadly.
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"Baldacci keeps the story moving forward with good female main characters...there is redemption. A few of the characters are hard to follow until the end."
— KSLL (4 out of 5 stars)
“Baldacci is at his best in this stand-alone thriller about an ex-cop and single mother who’s drawn into a murder investigation…Baldacci keeps the twists coming fast and furious in this tense page-turner.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Two narrators prove twice as nice in this engaging audiobook from a thriller titan. Lisa Flanagan does the heavy lifting, smoothly portraying the female characters…Corey Carthew is kept busy voicing a multitude of male characters, mostly from law enforcement or business…Flanagan and Carthew work together seamlessly to ratchet up the tension. The result is an exciting thrill ride for listeners.”
— AudioFileA master storyteller.
— PeopleDavid Baldacci is one of the all-time best thriller authors.
— Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWalk the Wire solidifies Baldacci's status as this generation's premier storyteller . . . The perfect thriller.
— Providence JournalDavid Baldacci is a master storyteller.
— Associated PressDavid Baldacci is one of the world’s favorite storytellers and a global bestselling author, with twenty-one of his novels making the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. In 2011 he was inducted into the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame. His books are published in over forty-five languages and in more than eighty countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. He is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America.
Lisa Flanagan is a classically trained soprano, comedian, voice-over artist, and Earphones Award–winning narrator.