Downstate

In this gripping novella by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, Special Agent Constant Marlowe follows a lead to rural Illinois while pursuing "Mr. X," a pivotal figure in organized crime. Tasked with turning him into a cooperating witness, Marlowe faces the challenge of identifying him amidst the backdrop of a seemingly tranquil farming community. However, when she becomes embroiled in a teenage boy's convenience store robbery, Marlowe uncovers a web of conspiracy that threatens to upend the town’s façade of calm.