Cassandra Webb was a rising political journalist with a White House press credential and a date to the most exclusive event in Washington—the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Then the shots rang out. A gunman stormed the Hilton ballroom, Secret Service agents leaped over tables with rifles drawn, and Cassandra died on the velvet carpet with a bullet in her chest.\n\nBut death wasn't the end.\n\nShe woke up seven days before the dinner, in her own apartment, with every detail of that night burned into her memory. Now she has 168 hours to find out who orchestrated the attack, why she was targeted, and how to stop it—all while navigating the treacherous world of Washington power brokers who want her silence.\n\nThe deeper she digs, the more she realizes the assassination attempt is only the surface. Beneath it lies a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of government. And standing between her and the truth is a mysterious security consultant who seems to know exactly what she's going to say before she says it.\n\nHe says he's there to protect her. But in a city built on secrets, protection comes at a price.\n\nA gripping rebirth thriller set against the backdrop of Washington's most glamorous—and most dangerous—night.