When FBI cyber analyst Scarlett Crowe is assigned to the high-profile case of "The Cipher Murders," she finds herself entangled in a deadly game. A series of encrypted messages have been left at gruesome crime scenes, each code more complex and chilling than the last. The Bureau believes they're dealing with a serial killer using sophisticated encryption to communicate with an unknown accomplice-and Scarlett is the best in the field to decode it. But Scarlett's expertise in cracking codes isn't the only reason she's brought onto the case. This killer seems to know her past, connecting the crimes to people she once knew and cases she thought she'd left behind. Partnered with Nicholas Kline, a brilliant yet brash ex-detective with his own reputation for solving the impossible, Scarlett's is pushed out of her comfort zone and into a high-stakes chase against time. As they unravel each message, Scarlett and Nicholas realize that the killer isn't just toying with the FBI-they're targeting Scarlett herself, forcing her to confront secrets she's long buried. In a twisted game where the past collides with the present, Scarlett and Nicholas must rely on each other, each revelation drawing them closer to a shocking truth that neither could have predicted.
22 parts