Itâ??s the dead of night, and Professor Thaddeus Bartholomew is frantically crawling through a field to stay alive. With mere moments to act, he has only enough time to type out a text messageâ??a nameâ??before his stalker overcomes him. Later heâ??s found with a hole in his chest, shot with a crossbow, and burned to death.Meanwhile, San Diego crime scene tech Grace Descanso has gone on vacation with her daughter, but the FBI feels far from guilty about interrupting them after her name turns up on the professorâ??s phone. Grace knows vaguely who he is, but canâ??t imagine why his dying act would involve her in any wayâ??not that it matters. The FBI wonâ??t let her walk away; she can either join the investigation or become a suspect in it. Soon, political leaders and extremists will
… read more...converge at the worldâ??s largest agricultural conference, and all signs indicate that Bartholomewâ??s brutal murder in a field of genetically modified soy is just the beginning of something much larger than one manâ??s death.A gripping sequel to her heart-racing series debut, The Timer Game, Susan Arnout Smithâ??s Out at Night entangles Grace in a sweeping conspiracy that hits her dangerously close to home.Read More read less...