<p><strong>Instant <em>New York Times</em> Bestseller! </strong></p><p><strong><em>New York Times</em></strong><strong> bestselling author Karin Slaughter brings back Will Trent and Sara Linton<em> </em>in this superb and timely thriller full of devious twists, disturbing secrets, and shocking surprises you won’t see coming</strong></p><p><strong>A mysterious kidnapping</strong></p><p>On a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. The authorities are desperate to save the doctor who’s been vanished into thin air. </p><p><strong>A devastating explosion</strong></p><p>One month later, the serenity of a sunny Sunday afternoon is shattered by the boom of a ground-shaking blast—followed by another seconds later. One of Atlanta’s busiest and most important neighborhoods has been bombed—the location of Emory University, two major hospitals, the FBI headquarters, and the CDC.</p><p><strong>A diabolical enemy </strong></p><p>Medical examiner Sara Linton and her partner Will Trent, an investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, rush to the scene—and into the heart of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy thousands of innocent lives. When the assailants abduct Sara, Will goes undercover to save her and prevent a massacre—putting his own life on the line for the woman and the country he loves.</p>