Niles Manning Bücher

Cydney, a self-serving immigration officer, navigates a murky underworld in Arizona, trading green cards for loyalty while engaging in human trafficking. Influenced by her grandfather's origami theory, she struggles to transform her ill-gotten gains into something beautiful. As her past catches up with her, evidenced by DNA linking her to a dangerous organization in North Carolina, she seeks their help. Partnering with an advisor, Cydney discovers the harsh reality that blood money cannot create a new life, leading to unexpected and perilous consequences.

Detective Grainger has finally recovered from a shaky career by closing a major case in the small town of Rock City. He goes from a cop on the fringe of being kicked off the force to a local hero. During his fifteen minutes of fame, bodies with familiar faces start to turn up. In Grainger's world there are no such things as coincidences, so he immediately starts a back door investigation. When he finally starts to piece together the pattern, Grainger realizes that a childhood secret that he and a group of friends thought long buried is threatening to come to light. Some scars never heal, and a nasty wound is about to be reopened that could cost Grainger his job, if not his life.