On board an unstoppable train the truth of the past finally unfolds, but will it be at the expense of everyone's life on board the deadly express? FBI agent Emma Griffin is starting to get her life back on track. But as she gets used to the changes in her career and settling into her personal life, questions about her past continue to haunt her. When a mysterious letter appears from Feathered Nest asking Emma to help, suspicion arises. She's being lured onto the train and she doesn't know why. But she can't ignore it. This is her fight, and she won't back down. With Sam on the train an hour behind her, Emma begins the journey. Four hours closed in the train. A strange fellow passenger and a note appearing at her seat send her into an empty passenger car, where she finds the body of a murdered man, and a message addressed to her. Warned not to call police or let the train stop for any reason, Emma is drawn into a sick and twisted game where the painful memories of her family are used to taunt and threaten her. The minutes tick by, bringing her closer to destruction. A huge storm is brewing, and Emma must face it head on if she wants to survive long enough to learn the hidden secrets of her past. The Girl and the Deadly Express is the fifth book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone.