Synopsis "Never Show Your Hand"
A woman's heartbreaking decision to leave the past behind. A Black ops sniper with a price on his head. A CIA agent determined to solve the puzzle. Clare Thibodeaux Harris has overcome the odds by surviving a brutal attack and being deserted by her husband. After months of physical therapy, she undergoes rigorous training including mixed martial arts instruction. As a result, she's stronger and won't be anyone's victim ever again. Her goal is to enter the Birkiebiner Cross-Country Ski Race, and she returns to Bayfield to train. Former CIA forensic account, Shanaya Cadotte, has uncovered discrepancies in the books at the Red Cliff Casino run by her uncle. Could someone be laundering money through the casino? As she searches to find an answer, she enlists the help of her former love, FBI Agent Lee Songetay. As they move closer to the truth, the threats begin against Shanaya and her family. Wyatt Harris decided he is good at only one thing -- killing the enemy. The former Navy SEAL sniper joins a group of specially trained ex-military operatives who work within the shadows. They don't have a code name just a number -- 52-11. They don't exist on paper, and there isn't a personnel file on a computer in D.C. with their identities. After a year of missions to some of the world's most dangerous places, he can't forget the woman he'd left behind -- Clare. CIA Agent Roberta Keating is tracking the son of a Russian oligarch. Maarku Sokolov is a murderer, sex trafficker, and drug smuggler. Her mission is to find him and rid the world of him, but the elusive criminal has dodged them for years. A break in the case occurs when Maarku puts a target on the head of 52-11's sniper. It's a vendetta that feels personal, but what is their connection to each other? How does anyone survive in a world where everyone holds his or her cards close? Where the stakes are high, and lives are at risk? Clare finds herself an unwitting player in this game of chance. If only she can figure out whom she can trust? Never Show Your Hand is quick-paced, action-filled suspense where the secrets are rampant, and not everyone is whom they say they are. If you like mysteries with plot twists and romance, you'll love Never Show Your Hand.
