Live to See Tomorrow — Iris Johansen

SHE'S ONE OF THE CIA'S MOST PRIZED OPERATIVES.
Raised on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, Catherine Ling was pulled into the Agency at the age of fourteen, already having accumulated more insight and secrets than the most seasoned professionals. If life has taught her anything it is not to get too attached. But there are two exceptions to that rule: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang. When Luke was kidnapped at the age of two, it nearly broke her. Now, nine years later, her son has astonishingly been returned -- and Catherine vows never to lose him again. But when her job pulls her away from home, she relies on the brilliant and deadly Hu Chang to safeguard Luke in her absence.

NOW SHE'S ON THE MISSION OF A LIFETIME -- IF IT DOESN'T KILL HER FIRST...
Erin Sullivan, an American journalist with mysterious ties to Hu Chang, has been abducted in Tibet. If Catherine doesn't agree to spearhead the CIA rescue mission, she knows that Hu Chang himself will go -- a possibility she can't risk. But the job grows more complicated when Catherine meets Richard Cameron, a supposed ally who's clearly not telling all he knows. Their attraction is immediate, but Catherine isn't at all sure that he can be trusted. If she's going to rescue this journalist with a story worth killing for, she'll need to keep Cameron very close. From the treacherous landscape of the Himalayas to the twisting back alleys of San Francisco, the clock is ticking for Catherine and those she loves most At every turn she faces a ruthless enemy who is determined to keep the truth buried, even if it means that none of them live to see tomorrow.