Livia Lone

Livia Lone is the title character of Barry Eisler's 2016 crime thriller, working as a Seattle police detective who specializes in crimes against children. She is a survivor of human trafficking who uses her position to hunt down predators. Her character is defined by her unrelenting drive for justice.

The story connects Livia's current police investigation of human traffickers with her own traumatic childhood experience of being trafficked and separated from her sister. She uses her authority as a Seattle detective to violently dismantle the networks that exploit vulnerable people. The novel explores her vigilante methods for dealing with abusers who escape the legal system.

Yes, Livia Lone is the first novel centered on its title character, but Barry Eisler has written sequels featuring her. The books share a universe with characters from Eisler's popular John Rain assassin series. Characters like Dox frequently cross over into her storyline.

While Livia Lone operates largely as a rogue Seattle police detective, she occasionally crosses paths with other characters in Eisler's interconnected thriller universe. Her tendency toward vigilantism often forces her to operate outside the bounds of standard police procedure. This isolates her, though she finds unlikely allies in other black ops operatives.