Back from the Cold War, intelligence officer Keith Landry returns to his hometown of Spencerville, Ohio. Twenty-five years after their last encounter, Keith runs into his first love, Annie, now unhappily married to the town's chief of police--an abusive alcoholic. In his efforts to reclaim Annie, Keith will have to draw on all the skills of a violent lifetime.
Nelson DeMille is a former U.S. Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam and is the author of nineteen acclaimed novels, including the #1New York TimesbestsellersNight Fall, Plum Island, The Gate House, The Lion,The PantherandRadiant Angel. His otherNew York Timesbestsellers includeThe Charm School, Word of Honor, The Gold Coast, Spencerville, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Wild Fire, andThe General's Daughter, the last of which was a major motion picture. For more information, you can visit NelsonDeMille.net.