When Walter Nash is recruited by the FBI to help bring down a global crime network his life is turned completely upside down in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
Nash is an intelligent man, tough but fair-minded. He has a wife and a daughter and a very high-level position at Sybaritic Investments, where his innate skills and dogged tenacity have carried him to the top of the pyramid in his business career. Despite never going on grand adventures, and always working too many hours, he has a happy and upscale life with his family.
However, following his estranged Vietnam-veteran father’s funeral, Nash is unexpectedly approached by the FBI in the middle of the night. They have an important request: become their inside man to expose an enterprise that is laundering large sums of money through Sybaritic. At the top of this illegal operation is Victoria Steers, an international criminal mastermind that the FBI has been trying to bring down for years.
Nash has little choice but to accept the FBI’s demands and try to bring Steers and her partners to justice. But when Steers discovers that Nash is working with the FBI, she turns the tables on him in a way he never could have contemplated. And that forces Nash to take the ultimate step both to survive and to take his revenge: He must become the exact opposite of who he has always been.
And even that may not be enough.
A man with too many secrets!
"Walter Nash is a boring number-cruncher, excellent at his job, but just a kind, loving husband and father. Under the surface of Nash’s perfect life are a lot of secrets. Secrets in his family, secrets at his work and secrets in the FBI investigation of his employer, Sybaritic Investments. As Senior Executive VP, he is in the perfect position to uncover their secrets. The mastermind behind the crimes is willing to use lethal means to prevent exposure, including targeting Nash and his family. Caught between the FBI and the criminals, Nash frantically searches for a way out. Baldacci sets up the question, “What would you do if your family were at risk?” Walter is extremely smart, but a bit clueless about all his family’s secrets. When his family pays the price for his actions, he re-examines his skill set. He works to become a lethal threat of his own to exact revenge. I love how complex his character is; he has many hidden depths. The story dragged a bit for me during his transformation, but overall was exciting, with unexpected twists. It does end on a cliff-hanger, and I am looking forward to the next book in the series. Recommended for readers who enjoy thrillers with interesting out-of-the-ordinary heroes. Thanks to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for access to an advanced reader copy."
