Fresh off the most challenging case of her career, The 7th Victim heroine and renowned FBI profiler Karen Vail returns in an explosive thriller set against the backdrop of California's wine country Hoping to find solace from the demons that haunt her, Vail makes her first trip to the Napa Valley. But shortly after arriving, a victim is found in the deepest reaches of the exclusive wine cave, the work of an extraordinarily unpredictable serial killer. From the outset, Vail is frustrated by her inability to profile the offender-until she realizes why: The Behavioral Analysis Unit has not previously encountered a killer like him. As Vail and the task force work around the clock to identify and locate him, they are caught in a web knotted with secretive organizations, a decades-long feud between prominent wine families, and widespread corruption that leads Vail to wonder whom, if anyone, she can trust. Meanwhile, as the victim count rises, Vail can't shake the gnawing sense that something isn't right. With the killer's actions threatening the Napa Valley's multi-billion-dollar industry, the stakes have never been greater, and the race to find the killer never more urgent. And through it all, a surprise lurks . . . one that Karen Vail never sees coming. Meticulously researched during years of work with the FBI profiling unit and extensive interviews with wine industry professionals, bestselling author Alan Jacobson delivers a high velocity thriller featuring the kind of edge-of-your-seat ending that inspired Nelson DeMille to call him "a hell of a writer." "Karen Vail is one tough character. Crush will keep you reading late into the night." -Kathy Reichs, New York Times-bestselling author of 206 Bones "Crisply written, meticulously researched, Crush rocks from the opening page to the jarring conclusion. Don't start the book unless you have a full evening to finish it, because you won't be able to put it down." -Steve Martini, New York Times-bestselling author of Shadow of Power "Action-packed story with] plenty of bark and bite, sizzle and emotion . . . a tangled tale of delightful intrigue. Well done." -Steve Berry, New York Times-bestselling author of The Charlemagne Pursuit