Weeks after thwarting the terrorist attack against the U.S. described in author Ron P. Whittington's second novel, Doppelganged (2012), businessman-turned-spy Parker Glynn has the opportunity to visit an old girlfriend he hasn't seen for 10 years: Kristen Briggs — a former New York City reporter now working at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. As Glynn ponders the nature of their romantic non-starter and his rival that won her heart, he also uncovers the dark secret behind a seemingly perfect love affair that went wrong.