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A world-famous televangelist is brutally murdered in his luxurious home, despite having a state-of-the-art security system. The investigation reveals that the preacher had many deep dark secrets that belie his reputation. It involves incredible acts of depravity and murder. Despite efforts to keep it quiet, this information will soon become public. An intensive police investigation examines every aspect of the victim's past and the list of potential suspects. Police can find no record of his past life prior to his meteoric rise in popularity and public awareness, several years ago,. Despite the breadth of the crime scene, few clues are uncovered, and no forensic evidence is found.The deceased is well known for his controversial positions on many hot button issues. A large segment of the population deplores his positions and believe that his writings, sermons and public appearances are only designed to generate fear and hate. He also has a legend of loyal followers who refuse to believe the reports and believe that the evidence was manufactured. In either case, he is a well-known public figure.Congress and the President demand that the crime be solved ASAP and the resources of the government be used to assist the police. The government sends support, including agents from various agencies to find the killers. One agent may have special insight into the matter, including the victim's real identity. It is not the person she thought, but Anna may know more than she realizes. She does have knowledge and insight into the ministers' personality and proclivities.A victim of ongoing child abuse, she managed to escape to an unknown world to try to salvage her life. Still a child, she has to cope with whatever skills she has while trying to deal with the trauma that she does not comprehend.Anna had a difficult childhood and was forced into doing horrible things to stay alive. Her experience left her severely traumatized. A witness to how her mother had given up and destroyed her life, she is determined not to suffer the same fate. Obsessed with turning her life around and dealing with her issues, she does what she must to survive. It is not pretty but it is all she knows. She finds that intense exercise with total dedication enables her to suppress her memories at least temporarily. She meets Derek Rodgers, who becomes her trainer and mentor. First, he must help her deal with her PTSD and convince her to trust him. Along the way, she makes more poor choices.With help, she learns to function in society and get her life on track. Her dedication and work ethic allow her to escape the horrors of her past and to channel her energy into a more positive direction. Derek trains her to be a martial arts expert and an agent for a secret program that he runs. Derek recruits her into a government sponsored program designed to eliminate known terrorists and their supporters. The group's specialty is making their targets disappear in other than a military operation. Anna has a number of harrowing experiences and she and Derek realize it is only a matter of time before they both will get killed.Discovering that her childhood tormentors are still active, it brings back all the horrors inflicted on her. She overcomes her fear and exacts a bitter but fitting revenge to stop them from harming other children. She escapes and plans to start a new life with her newfound love.
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