“Dalrymple has upped her game in this chilling, riveting, compulsively page-turning thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat and leave you gasping for breath and desperate for more.” —Lisa Regan, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Crime Fiction Author “Dalrymple’s works always hang together in the most thrilling and satisfying ways, and Snakes and Ladders is no exception—it should be at the top of everyone’s reading list.” —Robert Blake Whitehill, Bestselling Author of The Ben Blackshaw Series “Dalrymple's writing is fast-paced and compelling and her characters are human and easy to relate to. The main character, Lizzy, is engaging, smart, and fascinating, and I can't wait to read more of her story.” —Golden State Media Concepts Book Review Podcast She thought she was safe … but even a continent away is not far enough to hide her from her enemies. Will she be able to evade a killer’s search? Lizzy is on the run after her fatal game of rock-paper-scissors with those behind the Vivantem fertility clinic’s nefarious experiments. She finds herself in the Red Rock Country of Arizona … and finds a mentor in a man with his own dark past. While Lizzy works to control her deadly ability, the Vivantem forces are hot on her trail, and Lizzy's power will be no defense against the weapon they have chosen. Then Vivantem strikes at the one person whose life means more to Lizzy than her own, and in a bid to protect her dwindling band of allies, she takes the fight to the enemy’s camp. In this deadly game of snakes and ladders, will Lizzy be rewarded for her virtues or punished for her vices? Find out in this second installment of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers Trilogy!