John Beard has worked hard to create the perfect life, a beautiful wife, 2 kids and a thriving career at a New York City investment firm. When he learns that he has to undergo additional background tests before he can be promoted to partner, he is furious but abiding. Given his background, he is not concerned until a series events over one weekend awakens his past and threaten to damage his family life and his career. Is his best friend from high school trying to sabotage him or are the partners at the firm blocking him? Does his wife, Ruth, also a former banker and now Stay-At-Home Mom have a secret past? In this gripping thriller, John attempts to untangle a complex web of personalities and relationships in the few days before the cofounders of his firm need the final results of his background checks. As life gets increasingly complicated, how far will John go to get that promotion. Will he sacrifice his own values and those of his family to fulfill a lifelong dream? If you like short thrillers, fast-paced, mysteries and suspense books then this is the book for you.