Everything to Lose: A Novel

A determined mother becomes entangled in a murderous conspiracy to keep a twenty-year-old secret buried in this blistering thriller, set during the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, from Andrew Gross, the New York Times bestselling author of 15 Seconds and No Way Back.

While driving along a suburban back road, Hilary Cantor, who's just lost her job and whose deadbeat husband has left her to care for her son who has Asperger's, witnesses a freakish accident when a deer suddenly darts in front of the car ahead of her. The driver careens down a hill and slams into a tree. Rushing to help, she discovers the car smoking, the driver dead—and a satchel on the floor stuffed with a half million dollars.

That money could prevent her family's ruin and keep her son in school. In an instant, this honest, achieving woman who has always done the responsible thing makes a decision that puts her in the center of a maelstrom of unforeseeable consequences and life-threatening recriminations. It isn't long before someone comes looking for the money, and as they get closer and closer to Hilary, she is pulled into a terrifying scheme involving a twenty-year-old murder, an old woman whose entire life has been washed out to sea by the storm, and a powerful figure determined to maintain the secret that can destroy him.

With everything to lose and putting everything she loves at risk, Hilary joins up with a dogged police official from Staten Island who has his own connections to the money and is dealing with his family's tragic struggles in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Together they must fight to bring down an enemy who will stop at nothing to keep buried what that money was meant to silence.

Everything to Lose is a propulsive thriller filled with tension and unexpected twists. Pitting an ordinary woman against powerful and desperate figures, this explosive and heartbreaking tale of suspense will appeal to readers of Harlan Coben, Lee Child, and David Baldacci.

A determined mother becomes entangled in a murderous conspiracy to keep a twenty-year-old secret buried in this blistering thriller, set during the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, from Andrew Gross, the New York Times bestselling author of 15 Seconds and No Way Back

While driving along a suburban back road, Hilary Cantor, who's just lost her job and whose deadbeat husband has left her to care for her son who has Asperger's, witnesses a freakish accident when a deer suddenly darts in front of the car ahead of her. The driver careens down a hill and slams into a tree. Rushing to help, she discovers the car smoking, the driver dead—and a satchel on the floor stuffed with a half million dollars.

That money could prevent her family's ruin and keep her son in school. In an instant, this honest, achieving woman who has always done the responsible thing makes a decision that puts her in the center of a maelstrom of unforeseeable consequences and life-threatening recriminations. It isn't long before someone comes looking for the money, and as they get closer and closer to Hilary, she is pulled into a terrifying scheme involving a twenty-year-old murder, an old woman whose entire life has been washed out to sea by the storm, and a powerful figure determined to maintain the secret that can destroy him.

With everything to lose and putting everything she loves at risk, Hilary joins up with a dogged police official from Staten Island who has his own connections to the money and is dealing with his family's tragic struggles in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Together they must fight to bring down an enemy who will stop at nothing to keep buried what that money was meant to silence.

Everything to Lose is a propulsive thriller filled with tension and unexpected twists. Pitting an ordinary woman against powerful and desperate figures, this explosive and heartbreaking tale of suspense will appeal to readers of Harlan Coben, Lee Child, and David Baldacci.

“A total white knuckle, stay-up-all-night thrill ride. Enjoyed the heck out of it!” - Harlan Coben on 15 Seconds

“A first class read.” - Suspense Magazine

“A realistically creepy plot that delivers myriad logical and exciting twists.” - San Angelo Standard Times

“Sets a new high bar for this master of the high octane thriller.” - Hearst Connecticut Media

“A fast read with twists, crime, history and motion.” - About.com

“[A] one-sitting, nail-biting chronicle of how one bad decision can lead to destruction.” - Richmond Times-Dispatch

“A First class book that the reader will not want to put down.” - Military Press

“A realistically creepy plot that delivers myriad logical and exciting twists.” - SouthFlorida.com

“Loved every word of the book as I tore through in one sitting… Enjoy this wild ride.” - Bookreporter.com

“A tightly wound, realistic thriller.” - Kirkus Reviews

“’Everything to Lose’ will grab readers from the book’s opening pages.” - Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers

“[T]he characters... are beautifully, acutely, and sympathetically drawn.... [Gross is] a terrific story-teller and an astute observer of the best and worst of human nature. And those qualities are brilliantly illuminated in Everything to Lose.” - Examiner.com

“Top-notch…. Andrew Gross has steadily built a reputation as a writer of entertaining thrillers.” - Chicago Sun-Times on 15 Seconds

“A chilling and believable tale of revenge.” - Miami Herald

“[His] twists, turns, and surprises jump out and grab the reader, and drag him into the action.” - Denver Post on 15 Seconds

“The reader will develop an emotional attachment to the heroine and hope she finds a way to save herself…very clever.” - RT Book Reviews

“Heart-stopping climax.” - Publishers Weekly

“A fine thriller…Gross skillfully keeps his plot moving forward through scenes of emotional richness, then jittery suspense.” - Booklist (starred review)

“Relentless… Gross is a master of suspense.” - Washington Post on No Way Back

“Harrowing and heartrending, No Way Back finds Gross at the top of his form weaving a yarn of enduring love and unspeakable violence with well-honed skills.” - Richmond Times-Dispatch on No Way Back

“Nail-biting, heart-pumping suspense.... No Way Back is a masterful thriller that rings true, leaving the reader exhausted from the adrenaline rush evoked by its escalating suspense.” - New York Journal of Books on No Way Back

“Energetic storytelling. … No Way Back is… oh, so entertaining.” - South Florida Sun Sentinel on No Way Back

“Exciting. … Narrow escapes, tense situations, and false clues abound.” - Publishers Weekly on No Way Back