Ransom for the Many in Bloomington, MN

Marketing guru Dean Dubose travels to the remote mountains of Haiti to investigate a local project that could help combat world hunger. Instead, he stumbles upon a criminal operation funneled through a respected orphanage. Against company orders -- and his instinct for survival -- Dean digs deeper. Amid the sweltering heat and the threats to his life, Dean falls for a headstrong and charismatic social worker whose allure leads to dangers of its own. Together, they are drawn into a shadow world that forces them to confront the past in order to salvage their future. From the author of "The Five Lost Days" and "Video Verite & Other Stories."