Tyler Demir left the RCMP after an undercover operation he was in charge of turned deadly. Refusing to make life and death decisions anymore, he now works as assistant head of security for a military funded Canadian nano-tech company. But when one of their scientists is kidnapped, the military send Tyler to England to retrieve him.

Not sure who to trust, Tyler uses contacts from his undercover days to get the scientist to safety. At every step, he sees the rescue crumble around him and again he has blood on his hands.

How the hell did he manage to go from a stress-free job, where lives didn't depend on his split-second decisions, to this?

Madona Skaff-Koren has a degree in biology, but somehow ended up in mining research. Her scientific background always inspires her SF stories and frequently sneaks into her mysteries. Her recent short stories include, the supernatural mystery in In the Key of 13, music inspired murder and mayhem. Also, Nothing Without Us, featuring disabled protagonists. And Grave Diagnosis, stories of malaise and murder.

She's the author of the Naya Investigates series, about a marathon runner disabled by MS who turns sleuth to solve crimes.

Madona lives in Ottawa with her husband, daughter, and Duck Tolling Retriever.

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