EVERY CHOICE LEAVES A WAKE. THEIRS LEFT A BODY.

With the sale of a company poised to revive his career, Ry Birk's future is finally within reach - until the echoes of a decades-old plane crash threaten everything he's worked to rebuild.

Ry and his tight-knit circle of childhood friends have spent years guarding a shared past of guilt, silence, and moral compromise rooted in one fateful night. Now that past has come looking for them.

As the deal enters its final days, a cryptic warning from an old friend goes unanswered. Then comes gunfire - one shot misses Ry. Another nearly kills someone he loves. As the line between justice and vengeance blurs, Ry realizes that closing the sale and protecting the secret his friends have kept buried are no longer separate fights. Someone knows what happened that night - and they're not finished. The deeper Ry digs, the clearer it becomes that whoever it is stays one step ahead.

The search for answers pulls Ry from the streets of Chicago to the shores of Lake Geneva to the Swiss-German border, where every truth he unearths exposes another lie.

Praise for Ripples In Their Wake

"Hand's briskly paced thriller tells a gripping story of how careless actions can ruin lives. The narrative intriguingly delves into the working-class background of the friend group and the white-collar crimes that drove the vengeful siblings to extremes... A solid suspense tale."

- Kirkus Reviews

"An addictive thriller that joins past injustices with present schemes... friends race from one disturbing discovery to the next, desperate to determine who is targeting them and why... disparate subjects converge with surprising ingenuity... The explosive climax also teases a potential sequel."

- Foreword Clarion Reviews

"A propulsive Chicago thriller of corporate secrets and old guilt. Most compelling is the novel's refusal to make culpability simple... [giving] emotional weight to a story packed with financial intrigue, hidden identities, violence, and an audacious threat."

- BookLife Reviews

"A smart, fast-moving thriller that feels unnervingly plausible."

- Carter Wilson, USA Today Bestselling Author of Tell Me What You Did

"A riveting thriller with the authenticity of modern Chicago in every chapter."

- David Hiller, Former Publisher & CEO, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times

"Reminiscent of John Grisham's The Firm. I could not put it down."

- Tom Martin, Senior Editor, UnderMain

"Original, exceptional, and a simply riveting read for fans of deftly crafted suspense thrillers... Hand [has an] impressive flair for the kind of character and narrative driven storytelling style that emotionally and intellectually engages the reader's attention from cover to cover."

- Midwest Book Review

"Long-buried secrets drive every major turn of this intricate thriller. Each revelation broadens the scope while keeping the emotional stakes tied to the friendships that anchor the story... an ambitious narrative."

- The BookLife Prize

Perfect for fans of Joseph Finder, Ruth Ware, Harlan Coben, and John Grisham.

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