Gone too far

Suzanne Brockmann, whose earlier suspense novels have won awards, turns to the world of counterterrorism in this hardcover debut. The story pairs a fast-moving plot with the private lives of the people who fight terrorism. A Navy SEAL and an FBI agent must solve a mystery while facing feelings they have never settled.

Lt. Sam Starrett is a standout officer in the elite ranks of the U.S. Navy SEALs, but his personal life is another matter, since he is known for brief flings. He is going through a divorce and is determined to stay involved in his young daughter's life. One day he arrives at his ex-wife's home in Sarasota, Florida, and finds a brutally murdered woman on the floor. His daughter is nowhere to be found.

FBI agent Alyssa Locke's relationship with Sam has been intense and nearly disastrous, yet it keeps pulling them back together. They last worked side by side six months earlier, when they helped stop terrorists plotting to assassinate the U.S. President. Now Alyssa has been assigned to lead the murder investigation, and she is forced to face Sam again. When explosive evidence links him to the unsolved assassination plot, she must choose between arresting a man she believes is innocent and risking her career, all while fighting her attraction to him.

The case pushes Sam and Alyssa outside the law as they run to uncover the truth, and more agents join the hunt while the missing child remains unaccounted for. The novel also reaches back to World War II and explores friendships, families, betrayals, and the code of honor that binds the Navy SEALs.