Mother May I
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She lost everything. Except the will to fight.
When former CIA operative Meg Dalton learns a shocking clue suggests her long-missing daughter might still be alive, she’s forced into a desperate, high-stakes search for the truth. Fifteen years after little Ivy vanished without a trace at a Texas fair, Meg has built a career as a covert “operator”—a soldier-for-hire who takes on dangerous black ops missions for the government.
But during a botched assignment in Los Angeles, Meg encounters a woman wearing her daughter’s distinctive butterfly necklace, and everything she believes unravels. As Meg defies her handlers and goes rogue to chase the lead, she’s thrust into a deadly conspiracy linking global espionage, human trafficking, and her own past sins.
Hunted by both her employers and foreign agents, Meg must decide how far she’s willing to go—and what lines she’ll cross—to uncover the truth and reclaim her child. Mother May I is a gripping, emotionally charged thriller about loss, obsession, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her daughter.
Praise
* Hunsicker delivers a dazzling thrill ride about a mother hell-bent on finding her missing daughter. Readers are advised to clear their schedules before starting this one, because they won’t be able to put it down. It’s on par with the best of Harlan Coben, Gillian Flynn, and Matthew Quirk.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Fast-paced, compelling, and driven by an unforgettable heroine, Harry Hunsicker's Mother May I is a gripping, high-octane thriller, delivering both relentless suspense and a deeply emotional story about a mother’s journey with loss and hope.” —Alafair Burke, New York Times best-selling author of The Note
“Taken meets Thelma & Louise in this adrenaline-rush read that packs plenty of heart in with the non-stop action. This may be Harry’s best novel yet.” —Lee Goldberg, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Fallen Star
“Mother May I is as fierce and relentless as aTexas tornado. Don’t mess with an ex-CIA agent on a quest to find her long lostdaughter.” —Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Shadowheart
“Harry Hunsicker’s latest novel, Mother May I, introduces a new, indelible character—“Mad Meg”—in a heart-pounding, explosive thriller about a former CIA operative desperately searching for her daughter kidnapped as a child. From a botched covert op in Los Angeles, to a deadly confrontation with an outlaw biker gang, to a final showdown with her daughter’s kidnapper, the pace is relentless, the characters complex, and the savagery of Meg in her continuing quest satisfying in the extreme.” —Kathleen Kent, author of Black Wolf
“The stakes couldn’t be more personal or the game more dangerous for the skilled and utterly ruthless private operator at the center of Harry Hunsicker's Mother May I, a woman who lost her only daughter 18 years earlier and believes she is gone forever—until fate offers a second chance. Twisty, complicated, raw, and powerful—I loved this book!” —Karen Dionne, author of the #1 international best-seller The Marsh King’s Daughter
