Following the #1 New York Times bestsellers Split Second, Hour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, and The Sixth Man, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return ... A teenage boy, Tyler Wingo, has asked Sean and Michelle to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his father's death. Tyler's father, a soldier in Afghanistan, was reported killed in action-but Tyler received a communication from his father after his supposed death. The deeper Sean and Michelle dig, the more questions they uncover. Is Tyler's father really still alive? Was he even in the military? Is Tyler's whole life a lie? They realize that they've stumbled on to something that reaches into the highest levels of power. But even as the danger mounts, Sean and Michelle are determined to help this confused and terrified young man find out the truth about his family-though they may pay for it with their lives.