Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years, and leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider, who makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men. In this tense thriller by the author of The Silence of the Lambs, the house's caretaker Cari Mora has escaped from violence in her native country. For now, she is in Miami on Temporary Protected Status, subject to the iron whim of ICE. Beautiful, marked by war, Cari catches the eye of Hans-Peter as he closes in on the treasure. But Cari Mora has surprising skills, and her will to survive has been tested before.