While former Marine lieutenant Robin Duncan is no stranger to corruption or conspiracy, she has always been able to tell the good guys from the bad. At first the Congo jungle seems no different. But as her security team tries to track down an insurgent killer, Robin has to face a man who broke her trust years ago, and she discovers the gray areas extend farther in this jungle wilderness than she anticipated.

Tallie Jones' work as a film director is her passion and the center of her life. As Tallie is in the midst of directing the most ambitious film she has yet undertaken, small disturbances begin to ripple through her well-ordered world. Someone close to Tallie has been steadily funneling away enormous amounts of her money. Tallie will find herself playing the most dangerous game of all—to trap a predator stalking her in plain sight.