By Jodi Compton

Hailey Cain has a historical past of checking out the bounds of her destiny: as a fearless motorcycle messenger at the twisted, aggressive streets of San Francisco; as a tender girl cadet in a sea of fellows at West aspect. yet Hailey additionally has secrets--the largest of which led her to go away the academy simply months wanting commencement, months clear of turning into a lieutenant within the U.S. military. Now, scraping and struggling with her method via lifestyles, Hailey reveals concentration simply whilst she's in movement. while an outdated good friend from her former existence in l. a. calls in a want, Hailey does not need to imagine too lengthy earlier than she accepts the challenge. she is going to escort a tender Mexican girl around the border to a distant mountain city in Sierra Madre. yet what occurs there'll regulate Hailey's existence irrevocably. From the dustiest Mexican roads to the meanest streets of East L.A., Hailey unearths herself ensnared in a struggle extra deviant and unpleasant than any she knowledgeable for as a cadet. Deep within the gang underworld, pusued by means of mobsters and experts alike, Hailey needs to use her instincts to stick alive--and to guard the blameless from a previous that also haunts her. Awash in sharp gangland information and unrelenting in its velocity, Hailey's battle introduces the most memorable heroines in fresh crime fiction. Hailey Cain is complex, tricky, and unnerving--and her trip into the depths of depression and desperation is as harrowing because it is very unlikely to place down.