I shift on the padded chair in my psychiatrist's office, staring at the abstract watercolor on the wall as an attempt to avoid her question. "I saw Lucas."

"And. . ." Dr. Gabrieli prodded.

I don't answer.

"Riley?

I finally look back at the doctor. "It wasn't Lucas. Just. . .just someone who looked like him."

"Exactly. You see, our minds are incredible machines but simply put, they don't work like computers. Instead, they can unconsciously bend our perception of what is real and fill in the gaps, making it possible to perceive things that aren't really there." Dr. Gabrieli taps her pen against her notebook. "Think about an amputee who still feels his missing leg, or how it's possible to see patterns in chaos. Memories are sprinkled with gaps, then we fill in those gaps with our own created recollections."

False information.

Distorted memories.

Lies.

But what if my mind can't decipher what are truths and what are lies? And what if the truth is even more dangerous than the lies my mind believes?
***
Riley Bishop is a single mother, working at home as a graphic designer to provide for her two children, Sadie and Oliver. But something is very wrong. Riley starts forgetting things-like appointments, where she put her keys, and where she parked her car. And then she thinks she sees her deceased ex-husband while out shopping. But as Riley begins to question her own sanity, her twelve-year-old Sadie goes missing. Soon Riley finds it harder and harder to know what is truth and what are lies as she is forced to question her own reality while she searches for her daughter.

Apprehending fugitives as a part of the SOG team gives Tucker Shaw the purpose and drive he needs to fight the demons from his past. When he's called out on a mission to track down a group of endangered young girls, he has no idea how drastically his life is about to change. It's a frantic hunt as the situation quickly spirals out of control with a final twist that has Tucker questioning everything he knows to be true.

★★★

SELECTED PRAISE FOR LISA HARRIS

"This whirlwind fast-paced chase will please fans of Terri Blackstock." Publishers Weekly on The Chase

"An excellent thriller with well-drawn characters, and the suspenseful start to Harris' new U.S. Marshals series, this will please fans of Catherine Coulter and J. T. Ellison's Brit in the FBI series." Booklist on The Escape

"Lisa Harris never fails to bring an action-packed, adrenaline-filled romantic suspense to her readers." Interviews & Reviews on The Escape

"The Traitor's Pawn by Lisa Harris is full of action, mystery, and suspense. From the first page to the last, Lisa Harris captured my full attention." Urban Lit Magazine on The Traitor's Pawn

"Lisa Harris has quickly become one of my favorite romantic suspense writers." Radiant Lit Blog on Missing

"An exciting, well-crafted tale of romantic suspense from veteran thriller-writer Harris." Booklist on A Secret to Die For

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LISA HARRIS is a USA Today bestselling author, a Christy Award finalist for Blood Ransom, Vendetta, and Port of Origin, Christy Award winner for Dangerous Passage, and the winner of the Best Inspirational Suspense Novel for 2011 (Blood Covenant) and 2015 (Vendetta) from Romantic Times.