All games are won before they’re ever played.

Journalist Tierra Campos and FBI Special Agent Victoria Larsen find themselves in a desperate race against the clock to stop a dangerous cabal from rigging a presidential election in the fourth book of multiple award-winning political thriller author Mikael Carlson's terrifying contemporary fiction series.

The long march to Election Day is ending, and the stakes for Victoria and Tierra have never been higher. Old friends become unreliable, and enemies switch sides as a national horror in an otherwise proud state plays out in front of the nation. Can these two strong women stop this powerful cabal from usurping the election, or did their secrets get revealed too late?

America has turned its attention to November's presidential election. Candidates crisscross the country, pressing hands and pleading for votes. Under the shadow of the attempt to hijack a primary election in New Hampshire, the nation is on guard for more turbulence at the polls – and with good reason. The cabal is making moves to prepare for the endgame, and they have the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania firmly in their crosshairs.

Meanwhile, Special Agent Victoria Larsen has recovered from her injuries following the disaster in Loughborough to find herself demoted and sidelined by the FBI. Convinced that Drucker is behind an arson in Allentown, Victoria collaborates with a colleague to find and neutralize him while her peers search in the wrong place.

While Victoria tracks down the cabal, Tierra is helping Front Burner rebuild while ignoring the story of the century – one she no longer has any leads to follow. When a cryptic new puzzle arrives for her from beyond the grave, Tierra races to crack a code that she hopes will lead her to the roots of a conspiracy in time to stop them from succeeding.