Peter Spiegelman

Carr--ex-CIA--is the reluctant leader of an elite crew planning to take tens of millions of dollars belonging to a disgraced financier, Curtis Prager. But Carr's seasoned pros are wound drum-tight--months before, the man who brought them together was killed in what Carr suspects was a setup.

"Adam Knox comes from a long line of patrician Connecticut doctors-a line he broke to serve with an NGO in the war-torn Central African Republic. His attempt to protect his patients there from a brutal militia ended in disaster and disgrace, and now he runs a clinic near Los Angeless Skid Row, making ends meet by making house calls-cash only, no questions asked-on those too famous or too criminal to seek other medical care. When a young boy is abandoned...

Harry Middleton has possession of a priceless score by Frederic Chopin that puts him and thousands of Americans in grave danger. Hidden amidst measures and notes is a secret that others are willing to kill for, and Middleton must work toward discovering the mystery of the manuscript while also protecting his life.