by Mark Greaney
Part of Gray Man, book 7
First published 2018
Court Gentry takes what appears to be a straightforward kidnapping job in Paris. A group of Syrian expats wants him to grab Bianca Medina, the mistress of dictator Ahmed Azzam, so they can extract intelligence to topple the regime. Court successfully delivers Bianca to the rebels, but she drops a bombshell. She has a son who is Azzam's only heir and represents a major threat to the dictator's powerful wife. The rebels need Bianca's cooperation, which means Court must venture into Syria's chaos to rescue her child. Racing against time as Bianca's life hangs in the balance, Court operates without backup in one of the world's most dangerous conflict zones. His mission to save one child becomes an opportunity to strike at a brutal dictatorship.
Genres: adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, rescue-mission
Setting: Paris, Syria
Period: 21st-century
736 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: violence