AFTERGLOW

When CIA undercover operative Barbara Lavelle is brutally murdered, Michael Riley is determined to find and punish her killers. But when the trail leads to our own Secretary of State, Riley soon discovers vengeance is more complicated than he ever imagined. Digging into the covert agent’s last murky assignment, Riley uncovers the dirty little secret our highest-ranking government official will go to any length to protect. Battling government spooks, the deep state, and private security company henchmen, Riley unravels Lavelle’s darkest secret and learns the true reason for the assassination. With knowledge that is as good as a death warrant, he threads a dangerous path to the Secretary’s doorstep. Leaving a host of bodies in his wake he is forced to choose between patriotism and vengeance. Featuring undercover CIA operative Barbara Lavelle, this eleventh installment in the Michael Riley mystery series is a white knuckle ride through the corrupt corridors of Washington, where treasonous covert operators and treacherous government officials are bent on destroying the very foundations of our democracy. When avarice, blind ambition and lust for power corrupts our elected officials, Riley must tread carefully else he become another casualty in a secret war among those competing for the highest seat in government.