The Boy on the Highway

<p><strong>A snarky con-woman. A teenage heir. His family's deadly secrets. Will she find the truth before they're both dead?</strong><br><br>When <strong>Zoya Volkova</strong> a small-time con-artist witnesses a shooting at one of Moscow's back roads she picks up the teenager from the attacked car and helps <strong>him escape the assassins who murdered his father</strong>. The boy <strong>Kirill Dolin</strong> is back with his obscenely wealthy family but now Zoya with her dingy Mercedes becomes a target for ruthless hitmen.<br><br>After her plan to lie low fails the only way to stay safe is to find out who put a hit on Kirill's father. Only Kirill's <strong>newly widowed mother Rimma</strong> doesn't appreciate Zoya's sieving through the family history. The investigator on the assassination case treats Zoya with suspicion because of her criminal past. And none of them seems to realize that <strong>Kirill's life is still in danger.</strong><br><br>Digging deeper into the Dolins' past Zoya stumbles into alarming details about the family.<strong> The disturbing truth</strong> about their relationship and business makes everyone a suspect-including people who swear to protect Kirill now. Still aching after <strong>losing her own brother years ago</strong> Zoya pledges to stop at nothing to keep the boy safe.<br><br><strong>But how can a petty con artist go up against a corrupt police force Moscow's wealthiest families and the omnipotent Russian mafia? And will she get her answers before the innocent life is taken?</strong><br><br>Psychological suspense meets crime thriller in this dark page-turner with unpredictable twists. Perfect for fans of Laura Lippman Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner.<br> </p>