THE FATES OF SECRET SERVICE AGENTS KING AND MAXWELL ARE LINKED BY ONE TRUTH: ALL IT TAKES IS A SPLIT SECOND TO RUIN YOUR CAREER.

One mistake, two lives.
When Sean King's attention was stolen for the briefest moment, it cost the life of the presidential candidate under his protection. For King, it cost him his career.

On her watch.
Eight years later, Michelle Maxwell's rising star burns out when she lets her presidential candidate out of her sight. In that briefest moment apart, he vanishes into thin air.

Déjà vu.
The similarity between the two cases drives Maxwell to join forces with ex-agent King to investigate both incidents. What distracted them in those crucial moments? And why were the candidates targeted?

As King and Maxwell close in on the shocking truth, abductions of key witnesses continue to happen and the two discredited agents are drawn into a maze of lies, secrets and deadly coincidences.

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