When a high-stakes photo surfaces—capturing a shadowy figure at the center of a long-unsolved $350 million Venezuelan military heist—Sara and Alvaro find themselves unwillingly drawn into a deadly conspiracy. What begins as a surprise visit from a cousin with a dangerous secret erupts into a terrifying assault, leaving Sara hospitalized and their young son shaken. As the bodies begin to pile up, the couple turns to Sara’s father, Cash—an ex-operative with a network of resourceful allies and a lethal skillset.
To uncover the truth and protect their family, Callie and Cash must plunge back into a world they tried to leave behind. From the backrooms of Miami’s legal elite to the offshore networks of shell companies and hidden investors, the couple races against time to expose the powerful forces who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried. Taut, timely, and relentlessly gripping, Hope Dies Last is a pulse-pounding thriller that pits one family’s courage against a global web of corruption.
About Burt Weissbourd
Burt Weissbourd is a novelist, screenwriter and producer of feature films. He was born in 1949 and graduated cum laude from Yale University, with honors in psychology. During his student years, he volunteered at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris and taught English to college students in Thailand. After he graduated, he wrote, directed, and produced educational films for Gilbert Altschul Productions. He began a finance program at the Northwestern University Graduate School of Business, but left in his final semester to start his own film production company in Los Angeles. He managed that company from 1977 until 1986, producing films including Ghost Story starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, John Houseman, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr, and Raggedy Man starring Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard, which The New York Times called "a movie of sweet, low-keyed charm." In 1987, he founded an investment business, which he still runs. Burt’s novels include the thrillers Danger in Plain Sight, Rough Justice, Out of the Past, The Corey Logan Trilogy (Inside Passage, Teaser, and Minos), and In Velvet, which is set in Yellowstone National Park.
Praise for Burt Weissbourd
“These books transcend the expectations of genre fiction to become literature.”
—Jacob Epstein, writer and executive story editor of Hill Street Blues, and writer of LA Law
“Weissbourd’s writing reminds me of the great Raymond Chandler mysteries.”
—John McCaffrey, KGB Bar Lit Mag
“One of the most accomplished elements of this highly entertaining novel is the way that the action hinges on the emotional and interpersonal arc of the story rather than the plot twists themselves…it’s Callie’s relationships with the central figures, particularly Cash…that give the story its realistic and heart-stopping impact.”
—Readers’ Favorite
“His skill as a writer is obvious and there’s a level of polish present in these pages you don’t find with less experienced authors…Danger in Plain Sight sets the stage well for Burt Weissbourd to have an impressive run with this character, and he will undoubtedly attract a growing audience with each new additional entry in the series.”
—Hollywood Digest
“Weissbourd delivers a polished page-turner about terrorism, money laundering, and the price of sins rooted in avarice…Tart dialogue, explosive set pieces, and a dexterous narrative style that favors velocity over exposition add to the book’s appeal…Thrillers may be a dime a dozen, but memorable characters deserve a longer half-life, so here’s hoping Callie and Cash make a welcome return soon.”
—BlueInk Review
“A Woman gets in touch with her inner action hero in this bracing thriller…as one character toasts, ‘Bravo, Callie James.’”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An inventive thriller whose unconventional heroine learns how to live again.”
—Foreword
