A DARK STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, CRUELTY AND CRIME
In 1993, Wendy, a struggling single mother working in a bar, sees her world collapse when her three��year‑old daughter, Emma, is struck and killed by a speeding armored truck.
The driver had been drinking, but the corporation—helped by corrupt police and a callous system—buries the truth, shifting blame to Wendy and painting her as a negligent parent.
Her legal action fails. Ruined by mounting debt, Wendy loses her job, her house, and, as the world turns its back on her, she loses hope while standing at Emma’s grave. That’s when Wendy is rescued at the last moment by Roy, the only crew member who tried to save Emma. And, the only one among the truck’s crew fired for refusing to lie, then threatened into silence.
Bound by grief and anger, Roy and Wendy forge a plan to avenge Emma’s death—a meticulously crafted, near‑perfect plan.
‘A thriller with no speed limit! It's a great read!’ -Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Vengeance Road
‘Rick Mofina's books are edge-of-your seat thrilling. Page turners that don't let up.’ -Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author
‘The shadow of James M. Cain hangs over every page.’ - Daily Mail, London on The Dying Hour
‘One of the best thriller writers in the business." – Library Journal
Rick Mofina is a Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and USA Today bestselling author of more than 35 thrillers published in nearly thirty countries. During his career as a journalist, he worked for the Toronto Star, the Ottawa Citizen, the Calgary Herald, and Southam News on Parliament Hill. In that time, he interviewed murderers on death row, flew over Los Angeles with the LAPD, and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic Circle. He has also reported from the Caribbean, Africa, Kuwait, and Qatar.
He is a two-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, a Barry Award winner, and a multiple finalist for the International Thriller Writers Thriller Award and the Shamus Award. His freelance true‑crime stories have appeared in Reader’s Digest, Penthouse, and The New York Times. Library Journal calls him ‘One of the best thriller writers in the business.’ In 2026, the Crime Writers of Canada presented him with its Grand Master Award.
Rick Mofina’s work has been praised by such authors as James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Shari Lapena, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Louise Penny, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Lisa Unger, Lisa Gardner, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Freida McFadden, Heather Gudenkauf, Alafair Burke, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.
Genre: Mystery
In 1993, Wendy, a struggling single mother working in a bar, sees her world collapse when her three��year‑old daughter, Emma, is struck and killed by a speeding armored truck.
The driver had been drinking, but the corporation—helped by corrupt police and a callous system—buries the truth, shifting blame to Wendy and painting her as a negligent parent.
Her legal action fails. Ruined by mounting debt, Wendy loses her job, her house, and, as the world turns its back on her, she loses hope while standing at Emma’s grave. That’s when Wendy is rescued at the last moment by Roy, the only crew member who tried to save Emma. And, the only one among the truck’s crew fired for refusing to lie, then threatened into silence.
Bound by grief and anger, Roy and Wendy forge a plan to avenge Emma’s death—a meticulously crafted, near‑perfect plan.
‘A thriller with no speed limit! It's a great read!’ -Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Vengeance Road
‘Rick Mofina's books are edge-of-your seat thrilling. Page turners that don't let up.’ -Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author
‘The shadow of James M. Cain hangs over every page.’ - Daily Mail, London on The Dying Hour
‘One of the best thriller writers in the business." – Library Journal
Rick Mofina is a Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and USA Today bestselling author of more than 35 thrillers published in nearly thirty countries. During his career as a journalist, he worked for the Toronto Star, the Ottawa Citizen, the Calgary Herald, and Southam News on Parliament Hill. In that time, he interviewed murderers on death row, flew over Los Angeles with the LAPD, and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic Circle. He has also reported from the Caribbean, Africa, Kuwait, and Qatar.
He is a two-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, a Barry Award winner, and a multiple finalist for the International Thriller Writers Thriller Award and the Shamus Award. His freelance true‑crime stories have appeared in Reader’s Digest, Penthouse, and The New York Times. Library Journal calls him ‘One of the best thriller writers in the business.’ In 2026, the Crime Writers of Canada presented him with its Grand Master Award.
Rick Mofina’s work has been praised by such authors as James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Shari Lapena, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Louise Penny, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Lisa Unger, Lisa Gardner, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Freida McFadden, Heather Gudenkauf, Alafair Burke, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.
Genre: Mystery