The Passage

Where the highway ends, the nightmare begins.

Reassigned to a quiet field office in Albuquerque after a mysterious data breach, FBI agent Emily Slate is restless. But when a young woman’s body is found in the New Mexico desert, she’s thrust into a case that feels far more dangerous than it seems. With only her partner Zara for backup, Emily quickly realizes that this wasn’t a random killing—but instead is part of something much bigger.

As they dig deeper, Emily and Zara uncover a twisted conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, a plot that stretches across the barren desert and threatens to claim more lives. Racing against time, they must unravel the deadly scheme before the killer strikes again—and before they become the next targets.

In the vast emptiness of the desert, danger is closer than it appears.

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The explosive overarching conspiracy deepens in Book 16 of the expansive Emily Slate series. As a driven female FBI agent and her trusted partner investigate a brutal Albuquerque murder mystery, they uncover a deadly plot stretching across the badlands. Packed with tense psychological suspense and gritty action, this gripping crime novel is a must-read for fans of intense desert mysteries, undercover operations, and high-stakes cat-and-mouse games.

Eric Warren is the author of more than a dozen books ranging from Dystopian to Space Opera. He spends most days hunched over a keyboard until his hands are raw.

He currently lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and two pugs