With ties to all those slain, one name being suggested as a potential shooter is Scot Harvath, but could he really have killed these people? It turns out not, as Harvath is aboard a covert plane somewhere in Russia, chained to a seat by mercenaries who have no worries about treating their prisoner poorly. The names raise a red flag in the Intelligence community, beginning calls high up the chain of command. When local authorities are called to a rural community in New Hampshire, they discover four bodies, carelessly slain. Hip-deep into the Scot Harvath series, Brad Thor continues to deliver poignant novels that pull the reader into the middle of the political and espionage-driven world of today. In the most explosive novel Brad Thor has ever written, page after captivating page of action, intrigue, loyalty, and betrayal will keep you hooked until the very last sentence. With no support, no cavalry coming, and no one even aware of where he is, it will take everything he has ever learned to survive.īut survival isn’t enough. Now, far from home and surrounded by his enemy, Scot Harvath must battle his way out. Two days ago, that man was crossed- badly. They are highly prized intelligence agents, military operatives, and assassins. Today, men like these still strike from the shadows. They were fearless men of honor who have been known throughout history by different names: Spartan, Viking, Samurai.

And once crossed, there was no crossing back.

Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings. These men were considered part angel, part demon. In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself.

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