Numerous failed attempts to become pregnant have left Tom and Anna Reed with mounting debt. When their reclusive downstairs tenant dies unexpectedly, they are shocked to find he's hidden close to $400,000 in various locations in the apartment. Believing this secret windfall could be the answer to their prayers, they can't resist the temptation and start hatching plans on how to keep it.

But their deceased tenant, and his money, turn out to be a quite different situation from what they originally thought. The Reeds soon find themselves dealing with some very nasty criminals -- a killer who's after the money they have, a drug dealer looking for something they don't have, and an increasingly suspicious cop who's sure Tom and Anna know more about the situation than they are telling. Even with their lives on the line, it's hard for Tom and Anna to give up the money and let go of their dreams. As the stakes escalate to killing proportions, the race is on to a cataclysmic finale that will take your breath away.

By now, you should be able to tell that this is one thriller you do not want to miss reading. From the first page to the last, it grabs you by the throat and never lets up. With each new book (this is his third), the highly talented Marcus Sakey gets better and better. I can't wait to see where he will take readers next.

Book Summary

A family, and the security to enjoy it: that’s all Tom and Anna Reed ever wanted. But years of infertility treatments, including four failed attempts at in-vitro fertilization, have left them with neither. The emotional and financial costs are straining their marriage and endangering their dreams. So when their downstairs tenant— a recluse whose promptly delivered cashier’s checks were barely keeping them afloat—dies in his sleep, the $400,000 they find stashed in his kitchen seems like fate. More than fate: a chance for everything they’ve dreamed of for so long. A fairy-tale ending.

But Tom and Anna soon realize that fairy tales never come cheap. Because their tenant wasn’t a hermit who squirreled away his pennies. He was a criminal who double-crossed some of the most dangerous men in Chicago. Men who won’t stop until they get revenge, no matter where they find it.