When a wealthy recluse dies of an apparent heart attack, Chicago Detective Jonas Greene uncovers a stolen identity reaching back to a 1960s diner, a missing father, and a boy erased by corruption. The only clue is a child’s list of names, leading Greene into a decades-old conspiracy guarded by a ruthless, mathematical killer known as “The Accountant.” To solve the murder and save a life, Greene must balance cold justice against explosive political fallout, proving that the most powerful evidence isn’t a ledger of payoffs, but the human names someone tried to destroy.
