When it reaches zero, you die.#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen sets her readersβ pulses racing once again in this relentless psychological thriller of a young woman caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer. The countdown begins the moment you open this riveting novel that only grows more electrifying as the pages turn, more exciting as time runs out. . . .βDonβt kill her. Sheβs no good to us dead.β These words haunt Jane MacGuire after a shocking attack shatters her world in an instant. Was it a random kidnapping attemptβor the countdown to something far more sinister?Who is after herβand what do they want so badly theyβll kill anyone in their way? Thatβs what Jane is determined to find out, without the help of the police, the FBI, or her adoptive parents, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan and her husband, Joe Quinn, of the Atlanta PDβbecause whoever is after her wonβt hesitate to hurt those she loves the most. Now Jane will go on the run with the only man who may be more dangerous than those who are pursuing her. A smuggler, a con man, and who knew what else, Mark Trevor had his own mysterious reasons for wanting to keep Jane safe and out of the hands of a killer obsessed with a two-thousand-year-old mystery that could rock the modern-day world. Orphaned at an early age, Jane grew up the hard way, but she was given a new life, a loving family, and a chance to pursue her interest in one of the greatest archaeological finds ever unearthed. Now someone was trying to destroy that new life before it could even get started. The past is returning with the kind of vengeance that knows no mercy. The countdown has already begun, and itβs approaching zero faster than anyone thinks.From the Hardcover edition.