She came to Paris for love. She stayed to survive.

Former CIA officer Sandi Brennan thought she'd left the violence behind. A quiet life in Paris, French lessons, a charming man named Steve who seemed too good to be true.

He was.

When Steve vanishes, leaving only a cryptic photo and ten million euros in her name, Sandi is thrust into a deadly hunt spanning from Luxembourg banking vaults to the ancient catacombs beneath Paris. Pursued by Russian intelligence, betrayed by Steve's own network, and hunted by assassins, she has one choice: find Steve before his enemies find her.

But the deeper Sandi digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Steve wasn't just an operative in Africa—he was tracking something worth killing for. A seventy-year-old secret. A priceless Raphael painting that powerful people thought was lost forever.

And now they think Sandi knows where it is.

With help from Eddie Grant—the Franco-American businessman whose own dark past hides Special Forces training and a talent for finding trouble—Sandi must navigate a web of lies, loyalty, and betrayal. Because in this game, trust is a weapon. And the only way out is through.

The first Sandi Brennan thriller. For fans of the Eddie Grant Saga and irts first book, Treasure of Saint-Lazare, which Readers' Favorite picked as the top historical mystery of its year.