"If you hear of my accidental death, don't believe it. It will have been murder."

Tobias Starkey is a young reporter for the Boston Globe, tasked with chasing down the seemingly endless rumors about the new president. His world is upended by the news of the death of his mentor, John Hamilton, in a huntng accident. More shocking still, it’s revealed that Hamilton, unbeknownst to Tobias, was a high ranking FBI official.

As Tobias investigates the suspicious death, it is soon clear that someone is investigating him, and when a message comes from beyond the grave, a message only Tobias can decode, the race is on to find the secret files that might topple the U.S. Presidency.

Tony Irons is the author of Hoover’s Children, Dengman Gap, and A Ragged Saint. Irons became one of the last self-taught architects in the country, becoming licensed in California in 1994, and erved as City Architect of San Francisco. In 2000, he was awarded a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University. He lives in New Hampshire and Baja with his wife, Lee.