A relentlessly paced thriller with wide mainstream appeal by a top American bestseller with the appeal of a John Grisham for a new generation.

Washington D.C.

Eight years ago, a crazed assassin killed the President's oldest friend and left aide Wes Holloway permanently disfigured. Now an impossible sighting of the dead man forces Wes to confront the truth of what really happened on that terrible day.

A code invented by Thomas Jefferson and mysterious clues hidden by the Masons two hundred years ago may hold the answer.

But not everyone wants their secrets uncovered. Who are The Three? How much of Washington do they control? Wes is running out of time, and the assassin is closing in once more . . .

"This white-knuckle thriller portrays cybertheft in the banking world in a beguiling concoction that keeps you hooked from start to finish" - The Irish Times on THE MILLIONAIRES

"Breakneck . . . an action-packed read" - Mail on Sunday on DEAD EVEN

"This is non-stop, well researched action that does not insult the intelligence. The scenarios are credible, the tension excruciating and the ending slaps you in the face." - Guardian on THE ZERO GAME

"This is a confident, character-driven, unpretentious, old-school thriller" - Daily Telegraph

"Meltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar with John Grisham, Scott Turow and David Baldacci" - People