博客來A rising movement of hate. A community on the brink. A man forced to face the challenge.
In 1989, when a prominent family is targeted by a shadowy extremist group, private detective Peter O’Keefe is hired not only to uncover the threat-but to stand between that family and the danger closing in around them.
What O’Keefe learns leads him to a remote fundamentalist enclave-isolated, disciplined, and preparing for something its leaders refuse to name. To uncover their true intentions, O’Keefe and his partner Sara Slade must infiltrate the compound as husband and wife, risking their lives with every false smile and borrowed prayer. Sara’s steady insight and sharp instincts become essential as the pair navigate a world ruled by obedience, secrecy, and a leader whose revelations carry the weight of law.
Inside the group’s gates, O’Keefe finds echoes of the past he hoped never to face again-the same heart of darkness he once survived, now wearing prophecy instead of camouflage: charismatic men drunk on belief, followers willing to die for a twisted cause, and innocent children caught in the crossfire. As the militants move toward a violent reckoning, O’Keefe is pushed to his limits-forced to walk the razor’s edge between stopping fanatical men and preventing innocent bloodshed.
In a battle where truth is dangerous and fear is a weapon, the courage of O’Keefe and Slade may be all that stands between restraint and catastrophe.
Peter O’Keefe-scarred, relentless, and a hero for our times.
The next installment in the Peter O’Keefe Crime Series.
