by Jodi Burnett (Author)
A US Marshal Thriller
US Deputy Marshal Dirk Sterling is tasked with the near-impossible and perilous mission of capturing Beaux Crandall, an elusive fugitive and former mogul on the FBI's most wanted list. Crandall, a mastermind of vice with charges ranging from money laundering to illegal firearms and child pornography, broke his pre-trial release conditions and disappeared without a trace. Crandall is rumored to be hiding out in a small rural town in Montana.
As Sterling delves into the case, he also grapples with a tangled web of personal relationships and unresolved emotions. From navigating unwanted feelings for his boss, Chief Deputy Emory Grey, to wrestling with the volatile emotions surrounding his late partner's widow and her son, Sterling is pushed to his limits both personally and professionally.
Against the breath-taking backdrop of the Montana mountains, Sterling and his rookie partner, Hank Flannigan, find themselves entangled in a web of deception, danger, and desire. When Crandall escalates his criminal operations and kidnaps a local woman, Sterling must orchestrate a daring plan. Risking his life, he battles to bring Crandall to justice.