They thought they’d buried the truth with my parents. They were wrong.
I was supposed to be a scholar, a ghost in the machine of MI6, or a footnote in my father’s legacy. Instead, I became the woman who walked out of the fire and straight into the crosshairs.
After the car bomb, I didn’t go into hiding. I went hunting.
My father’s Black Book didn’t just contain names. It contained survival strategies, buried secrets, and a roadmap written in blood. My father taught me how to read people, calculate risk, and recognise the exact moment an ally becomes a liability.
Now I’m trapped in the Louisiana swamp with a target on my back, a hit squad on my heels, and a boy my father ordered me to save.
They sent killers to clean up loose ends. They didn’t count on me.
Because my father trained me well, and I have nothing left to lose.
If you’re looking for a fairy tale, look elsewhere.
If you want to see how I became the woman people fear…
Start reading.
Joan De La Haye writes dark and twisted thrillers featuring dangerous women, cold-blooded assassins, and survivors who turn the tables—violently. Her stories push boundaries and revel in the kind of justice that doesn’t play by the rules. Her characters don’t wait for permission—they take control, exact revenge, and refuse to be victims.
If you enjoy thrillers with bite, grit, and unapologetically fierce heroines, you’ve just found your new favourite author.