Robin Cooke

A man falls in love with a woman he met on the internet, but the mysterious secret she's hiding could lead him to a tragic fate.

Alex Lapierre, a professional assassin nicknamed "the Shepherd," decides to put away his gun and start a new life. However, Lewis, head of the organization that employs him, entrusts him with one final mission: to ensure the protection of an old friends daughter, an African minister under the imminent threat of kidnapping.