About the Author

Alex Kava is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Maggie O’Dell series. Her thirteen books, including two stand-alone novels, have been published in more than twenty countries, appearing on bestseller lists in Britain, Australia, Poland, Germany, and Italy. She is the recipient of the Mari Sandoz Award, the Nebraska Book Award, and a member of International Thriller Writers. She divides her time between Omaha, Nebraska, and Pensacola, Florida.

Reviews

Winner of the Florida Book Award

“A wild ride. . . . Never lets up on the tension.”
—The Omaha World-Herald

“Alex Kava has created . . . a winning character in Agent O’Dell.”
—The Washington Post Book World

“A plot with nonstop action. . . . Prime escapism.”
—Booklist (starred review)  

“Hair-raising…. Kava adds a human touch to the heart-thumping chase.”
—Publishers Weekly

"Maggie is no stick figure, but rather a complex character. . . . Bone-chilling. . . . Kava strings her story along a tight, week-long time line of accelerating tension." —Florida Weekly

“You’ll never feel comfortable about stopping at a rest area or truck stop again.”
—The Pensacola News Journal

“Maggie O'Dell is a brilliant and complicated heroine—at once witty, smart, and detailed, but always highly entertaining.”
—Steve Berry

“Kava’s . . . cliffhanger endings are spot on.”
—The Boston Globe

“O’Dell could be Reacher’s long-lost twin.”
—Lee Child