She thought she knew the man she was living with. She was wrong about everything.
Emma Collier is an art history professor who makes her living separating truth from forgery.
So when a Boston bank calls about a safe deposit box in her name - one she never opened, filled with cash, gold, and blood diamonds - she knows something is very, very wrong.
By the end of the day, her partner disappears without a trace. Her identity has been used to move millions. And the FBI is watching her every move.
What Emma doesn't know is that for three years, the man she loved has been using her life as cover for a global criminal operation - one built on forged masterpieces, stolen identities, and money already moving toward something the world won't see coming.
Now the operation is collapsing.
And Emma is standing at the center of it.
The only person she trusts is Aunt Mary - eighty years old, sharp as a blade, and entirely unimpressed by federal agents, international criminals, or the idea that Emma should play this safe.
Because this isn't just about stolen art.
It's about a network that spans continents - and a plan already in motion.
By the time Emma understands what she's been part of... it's already too late.
For fans of Lisa Gardner, Daniel Silva, and Karen Cleveland.
THREE is Book One of the A Path of Deception and Betrayal series.