A missing legislative aid.
A desperate senator.
A secret that could blow the political world apart.

Dana Gray never expected to see FBI agent Jake Shepard again. Let alone be working with him on another high-profile case in her backyard.

But when a missing person turns out to be her former best friend, she finds herself pulled from the safety of her research library at the Smithsonian into the dark political underbelly of D.C.

Within the sinister world of politics, Dana uncovers a secret society more dangerous than anything she’s discovered in her field of occult studies. The closer she gets to discovering the truth in her friend’s disappearance, the more danger she’s in.

Dana finds herself caught in the crosshairs when she points a finger at a powerful opponent who’s used to making his problems disappear. She’s quickly learning, in this town, money is power, and some people will pay any price to keep their secrets buried.

Will she and Shepard be able to unravel the tangled web of crimes before another person vanishes in the night?

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A fast-paced & gritty mystery thriller that will have you rooting for Smithsonian researcher turned amateur detective, Dana Gray.

The 2nd Dana Gray novel from C.J. Cross will have fans of A.J. Rivers, Mary Stone and Melinda Leigh ripping through the pages until the end. A must-read for Bones fanatics.

“Brilliant. Determined. There’s no crime this female protagonist can’t solve!”