A Line in the Sand

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE YELLOW BIRDS

''A stunning novel'' New York Times

''A kickass mystery from a superb storyteller'' David Baldacci, author of The 6:20 Man

''A spellbinding and totally original thriller'' Philipp Meyer, author of The Son

An early morning on a beach in Virginia. As he is taking his daily swim, Arman Bajalan - formerly an interpreter in Iraq - discovers a dead body. After surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife and child, Arman has been given lonely sanctuary in the US. Now, sure that the murder is connected to his past, he knows he''s still not safe.

Seasoned detective Catherine Wheel and her fresh-off-the-beat partner have little to go on beyond a bus ticket in the man''s pocket. It leads them to Sally Ewell, a local journalist as grief-stricken as Arman by the Iraq war, who is investigating a nefarious corporation: one on the cusp of landing