Six Seconds

“Moves like a tornado.” —James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author A vengeful woman who aches for her place in paradise... In Iraq an aid worker who lost her husband and child in a brutal attack saves the life of an American contractor. Believing he can help her avenge her family’s deaths, she follows him back home to the United States. An anguished mother desperate to find her child... In California a soccer mom arrives to pick up her son from school, only to discover that her husband has taken their child and vanished without a trace. A detective who needs to redeem himself... In the Rocky Mountains an off-duty cop rescues a little girl from a raging river moments before she utters her final words in his arms. Haunted by failure, he launches an investigation that leads him to a Montana school where time is ticking down on an event that will rewrite history.... Three strangers entangled in a plot to change the world in only six seconds.... Originally published in 2009.