U.S. Marshal Michael Venturi of the Witness Protection Program relocates a mobster, now a government witness, to a small rural town after creating a new identity for him. The man proves to be a monster unleashed on an unsuspecting community. The results are tragic. To make amends Venturi leaves the Marshals Service and assembles a team of close confidants to secretly create new identities for innocent men and women whose lives have been ruined through no fault of their own. And before being declared "legally dead" -- they have to die. The result is a combination of Extreme Makeover, Mission Impossible, and CSI -- the last in reverse. In these "deaths," some of them spectacular, phony forensics must be created to fit the "facts" and fool the experts. But when one of Venturi's clients is murdered, and Venturi's own loved ones are threatened, Venturi must call upon his former training in both the U.S. Marines Force Recon and the Marshals Service, as he is hunted by police, prosecutors, ruthless killers, and his own former federal colleagues.--From publisher description.
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This book was terrible. The story sounded interesting initially, and the plot in the first half was well-developed. However, the last half read like an idea that needed to be finished because the ending was already decided. The answer to the big question “why” was answered quickly and unconvincingly. What I disliked the most about this book was how grossly sexist the male characters were, especially coming from a female author. The character development was horrible to begin with, but this aspect solidified how I felt about this book. Crap. Don't waste your time.
