Lena, alone in her house in the middle of the night, surprises an intruder who expected to have the upper hand. In the days that follow, she tends her prized orchid while hiding evidence of her growing list of crimes.
Derringer Award nomination, 2016
Praise for Katia Lief's crime fiction:
"Nail-biting suspense." (Richard Montanari)
"Mesmerizing." (Lisa Gardner)
"A new force to reckon with in...suspense." (Donna Anders)
"Suspense at a high level." (Midwest Book Review)
"Taut, clean storytelling." (Publishers Weekly)
Katia Lief is the international bestselling author of numerous crime novels, including most recently A Map of the Dark (pseudonymously as Karen Ellis). She teaches fiction writing at The New School in Manhattan, and lives with her family in Brooklyn. Learn more at katialief.com