Kate Chandler has accepted a commission that wil solidify her

reputation as a world-class gem cotter. But during what should

have been a simple transfer, seven rare, priceless sapphires

vanish without a trace, along with their courier, her brother

Lee, who now, quite possibly, is dead. And suddenly Kate is on

the run, pursued by federal agents who believe she s the crimi-

nal mastermind of a cunning bait-and-switch.

Only Kate suspects the terrifying truth: that she s stumbled into

a conspiracy of deceit, betrayal, and cold-blooded murder that

goes far beyond a simple jewel heist. Gettin9 Sam Groves, the

FBI special agent who s her constant shadow, to trust her is

step in the right direction but it may be too little and too late

in a bloody game where terror dictates her every move. Re-

cause a ruthless assassin has already received the order that

Kate Chandler must die...