New York Times bestselling author of The Last Nazi sets his latest thriller in the high stakes world of oil exploration?where a man can make his fortune or lose his life. Spin Patterson is a Texas golden Boy who has it all?a company he's inherited from his father-in-law and built into a multi-billion dollar goliath, a wife as glamorous as she is ruthless?and a mysterious past. He also has  a beautiful mistress, a woman with ambitions of her own.  When Spin's wife files for divorce and threatens to sue him for everything he's worth, he must find a way to protect his empire?even if it means resorting to fraud and violence of a magnitude that surprises everyone, even himself.