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Mason “Mace” Perry was once a fiery D.C. cop whose career was shattered when she was kidnapped and framed, sending her to prison. After her release, she is determined to regain the badge she once held. Her path to redemption leads her into a dark, high‑profile homicide that thrusts her into the shadows of national security and political intrigue.
Working alongside Roy Kingman, a young lawyer newly hired at a Washington law firm, Mace investigates the death of a fellow attorney. As they dig deeper, the case reveals startling truths that merge the private and public spheres of the nation’s capital, turning a routine murder into a complex, potentially lethal conspiracy.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: David Baldacci
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