Project Onion

What starts as an ordinary audit consulting assignment turns perilous fast, because probing the bank accounts of a notorious drug trafficker can bring life-threatening trouble. Kathryn 'Kat' Jensen is an internal auditor in New York City who has been out of work. She joins Melville Consulting, a secretive firm run by a friend, and begins untangling the layered money-laundering network of a drug lord called El Rey, or The King. Her analysis persuades the banks to freeze his accounts.

El Rey storms into the office and threatens to kill her boss. Although the drug czar is arrested, Kat is badly rattled and wants out. Auditing positions are hard to come by, though, especially after a year spent on an unusual bucket-list voyage left her broke. Memories of her brother, who lost his struggle with drug addiction, together with the need for a paycheck, push her to return to the work. She then unexpectedly crosses paths with El Rey again, and now he is determined to take revenge, putting her life at risk.

The story follows a businesswoman who proves more resilient than anyone expects and chooses to fight back. This suspense novel combines crime, time travel, and romance, with many twists and turns along the way.