Hidden Cargo

An Alex Harlan FBI Thriller

Perfect for fans of CJ Box, Brad Thor, and Kyle Mills

The Ridge Line Trust isn't finished. After exposing the trafficking network in his hometown, FBI profiler Alex Harlan joins a federal task force targeting the organization's regional operations—but the Trust has survived for decades by staying one step ahead of law enforcement.

When intelligence identifies three facilities holding victims across the Appalachian corridor, Alex and Sheriff Maggie Blackburn coordinate simultaneous raids with federal agents. But as teams move in, the Trust begins systematically destroying evidence and evacuating sites. Someone is feeding them information from inside the investigation.

With victims' lives at stake and the conspiracy reaching higher than Alex imagined, he must identify the leak before the Trust disappears completely. Intelligence points to a convoy moving north on I-81—possibly carrying Trust leadership, possibly carrying more victims. It's the task force's last chance to bring down the organization that killed Alex's mother and countless others.

But the Trust has been moving human cargo through these mountains for generations. They know the territory, they know the routes, and they've prepared for this moment.

Alex has one shot to finish what his mother started. And the Trust is ready for him.