Rowan Smith has turned her knowledge as a former FBI agent into a lucrative career writing popular suspense thrillers. Living in Malibu, while one of her novels is being made into a movie, Rowan finds herself spiraling into a nightmare when a woman with the name and occupation of one of her characters is murdered in the exact same way Rowan had written.

A loner by choice, Rowan is sure she can defend herself if needed, but others in her life insist she have a bodyguard. Enter siblings Michael and Tess Flynn. Michael has a soft spot for women in need and is determined to keep Rowan safe. When another murder occurs, exactly as Rowan has written, Tess and Michael's brother, John, joins them.

John Flynn recognizes there's more to what's going on than a mere stalking and begins investigating Rowan's past. Together, he and Rowan analyze her painful past, from her childhood to her career with the FBI, trying to discover someone who hates her enough to play the evil game of cat and mouse they're stuck playing.

Debut author Allison Brennan has written an outstanding psychological thriller in this first book in her back-to-back suspense trilogy. The characters are well- developed, the plot outstanding and there's more than one unexpected twist to this rollercoaster ride of terror. Readers won't want to put this one down! Watch for THE HUNT in February and THE KILL coming in March.