Summary

Part One, Chapter 1, details the death of the fitness influencer Andrew Fairbanks, who was found dead near a luxury yacht off the coast of South Carolina with a bag full of money. The chapter reflects that Andrew would have relished the level of attention and publicity he received in his death because he had always sought fame while he was alive. However, the story was quickly replaced by something else and the media circus moved on.

Chapter 2 introduces the characters of Rosie D’Antonio, a famous and successful novelist, and her bodyguard Amy Wheeler. Amy and Rosie are staying together on Rosie’s private island off the coast South Carolina. Amy is protecting Rosie from death threats from a Russian oligarch named Vasiliy Karpin. There are only three people on the island: Rosie, Amy, and a former Navy SEAL named Kevin who...