Lola Bright never knew much about the darknet, the shadow internet where criminals lurk and every user can be safely anonymous. That all changed the day her cousin Marianne showed up at Lola’s apartment in LA and told her to run.
Now Lola, Marianne and bar owner Peter Owen have been swept up in a dark web of villainous plots and deadly enemies, using every means possible to outwit those who would gladly see them dead.
Spiders in a Dark Web
Her cousin Marianne is the only family Lola Bright has left. They’ve grown apart over the years, but Lola had no idea how far—not until Marianne shows up at her LA apartment and tells her to run.
Hiding out in a vintage camper in Half Moon Bay, anxious and alone, Lola finds herself inexplicably drawn to a man surrounded by his own troublesome mysteries. Caught in a web of unknown dangers, she decides to risk exposure to learn the truth about her cousin—and finds out much more than she ever wanted to know.
Following a trail that takes her from New York to Arizona and back to California, from the arms of a lover to a jail on Rikers Island to a dive bar in Tucson, Lola becomes enmeshed in a dark and dangerous mystery that will leave no part of her life unchanged.
Dark Web of Deceit
It’s been raining for weeks, delaying construction on Lola Bright and Peter Owen’s new home. After almost a year together, things are looking pretty sodden in their relationship, as well. Why is Peter so prickly and distant? When did she become jealous, and so full of doubts?
One text message changes everything. Lola’s cousin Marianne, who they believed to be safely unreachable in Witness Protection, is caught in a life or death situation and needs their help in tracking down a possible lead. Lola and Peter agree to spend a few days in Honolulu, combining an impromptu vacation with detecting on her behalf—a deceptively simple proposition.
Even as they enjoy the warm weather, beautiful beaches and a chance to reconnect, sinister forces are moving just out of sight. Allies may be enemies, stories don’t add up, and innocent people are in danger.
Caught in a twisted investigation involving murder, blackmail and the FBI’s Most Wanted, Lola and Peter will have to get through it together, at any cost.
