First published 2011
James Bond sits at dinner with a beautiful woman when a Night Action alert pulls him away. The thirty-something veteran of Afghanistan now works for a new organization that exists in the shadows. This group operates beyond MI5, MI6, and the Ministry of Defense. Its existence can be denied. Its mission is simple: protect the Realm by any means necessary. Headquarters has broken an encrypted message. An attack will happen within days. Thousands of casualties are expected. British interests will suffer. The rules of engagement have changed in this post-9/11 world. The enemy no longer follows traditional protocols. Some believe Britain must abandon its own rules to survive. Bond receives carte blanche authority for his mission. He can do whatever proves necessary to stop the threat. The agent must navigate this new landscape where the face of war has transformed. Old boundaries no longer apply. The organization he serves operates in moral gray areas that his previous work never required him to enter.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, action, mystery-thriller, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, moral-gray-areas
Setting: Afghanistan, Britain, MI5, MI6, Ministry of Defense
Period: Post-9/11
414 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: violence