Audio Book Description:
Larkin Conner Barkley lives like the City of Angels is hers for the taking. Young and staggeringly rich, she speeds throughthe city during its loneliesthours, blowing through red after red in her Aston Martin as if running for her life. Untilout of nowhere a car appears, and with it the metal onmetal explosion of a terrible accident. Dazed, Larkin attempts to help the othervictims. And finds herself the sole witnessin a secret federalinvestigation. By agreeing to cooperate with the authorities, she becomes the target for a relentless team of killers.And when the US Marshals and thefinest security money can buy can`t protect her, Larkin`s wealthy family turns to the one man money can`t buy-JoePike. Pike`s an ex cop,ex Marine, ex mercenary who owes a bad man a favor, and that favor is to keep Larkin alive. He commits himself to protecting the girl, but when theyimmediately come under fire, he realizes someone is selling them out. With the help of private investigator Elvis Cole, Pike uncovers a web of liesand betrayals. As the body count rises, Pike`s biggest threat might come from the girl herself, a lost soul in the City ofAngels, determined to destroyherself unless Joe Pike can teach her the value of life...and love.