Meet the Characters
Seven lives. A dangerous web of loyalty, secrets, and consequence.
THE VETERAN
Brad Pennington
A former Marine sniper, Brad Pennington has retreated to a cabin in the Oregon woods after the deaths of his wife, Anna, and their twelve-year-old daughter, Sara. When the courts fail his family, grief turns into a dangerous determination to make someone answer.
THE LOYAL FRIEND
Vinnie Crispenzetti
Brad’s closest friend and fellow veteran is one of the few people still welcome at his secluded cabin. With humor, food and an unshakable devotion to his friend, Vinnie tries to hold onto the man Brad used to be—even when the truth becomes harder to ignore.
THE INVESTIGATOR
Detective Rourke
Methodical and perceptive, Detective Rourke senses a pattern in a growing series of shootings. His pursuit brings him into the orbit of a grieving veteran, a schoolteacher with secrets, and federal agents whose involvement only deepens the questions.
THE TEACHER
Maggie Albright
Maggie Albright is a middle-school math teacher and mother caught in the grip of an organized-crime debt left behind by her late husband. The life she shows the world is ordinary. The one forced upon her is anything but. A chance alliance may be her only way out.
THE ENFORCER
Chris Palmerie
Christopher “Chris” Palmerie is a ruthless operator in Big Jimmy Bizano’s organization, tasked with making threats real and keeping unwilling associates in line. His ambition and his personal entanglements make him an unpredictable danger to everyone around him.
THE MOB BOSS
Big Jimmy Bizano
Big Jimmy Bizano commands his criminal organization from the extraordinary Mako Valley Vineyard estate. He can be charming, generous and terrifying in the same breath. In his world, every favor has a price—and he never forgets what he believes he is owed.
THE FATHER
Ben Albright
Ben Albright is Maggie’s father and a steady presence in the family she is desperately trying to protect. As trouble moves closer to home and Maggie’s dangerous secrets begin to surface, Ben is forced to confront how little he knew about the life she was living.