"The sights, sounds, and smells began to awaken John's senses, long subdued by hospital confinement. I am alive, John thought as he inhaled deeply as if to speed the process."

Unravel the mystery in Freida Fail's heart-pounding debut, "Ace Deuce." A suspenseful blend of mystery and intrigue, this complex thriller pits a group of truth seekers against authorities ravaged by greed and revenge.

After stumbling across a comatose man in the middle of the road, the French ambassador to Niger takes the man, whom he begins to call John, to his own estate to recover upon his release from the...