Los Angeles is a city of dreams, but for Raven Lane, it's become a nightmare.
When the adult film star discovers a headless corpse in her car, she's plunged into a world of terror and suspicion.
With the police offering little help and a stalker growing bolder by the day, Raven turns to Ryan Lock, a private security specialist with a reputation for getting results.
As Lock digs deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of corruption and violence that threatens to consume them both.
With the Santa Ana winds fanning the flames of danger, Lock and Raven must navigate a treacherous landscape of lies, betrayal, and murder
In a city where everyone has something to hide, can they expose the truth before it's too late?
'Gridlock is as cool and sharp as a knife' - Meg Gardiner, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Nightmare Thief
'Black's star just keeps on rising' - Evening Telegraph
'The pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben' - Joseph Finder, New York Times Bestselling Author of Paranoia