In the high-stakes world of corporate accounting, John Thorn is a master of numbers and a keeper of secrets. But when one calculation reveals too much, his life spirals into a perilous game of cat and mouse within the shadows of Los Angeles’ towering Library Tower.
Ashley Kauffman’s orderly life is upended in an instant — a stolen kiss, a text message, and a mysterious package converge, leading her down a path from which there can be no return. With only her wits and the silent promises of a man she thought she knew, Ashley must navigate a maze of deceit and danger.
The air is thick with smoke, both from California’s wildfires and the burning lies that cloud John’s past. As the Homegrown Terrorism Task Force closes in, led by the elusive Neil Silver, John’s message is clear: Trust no one. The chase will take Ashley from the streets she knows to the neon-lit corridors of Las Vegas, where every choice is a gamble, and the stakes are life or death.
John insists he’s the same man Ashley fell in love with, but can love survive when trust is on the line? Is he truly the victim, or is he playing a deeper game? Ashley must confront the truth head-on, or risk being consumed by the flames of a conspiracy that reaches further than she could ever imagine.
John Thorn is a heart-pounding thriller that questions the price of truth and the cost of love. Dive into a world where loyalty is currency, and the most dangerous secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.
The Collected Works of D. Alex Rhue 