by Brad Thor
Part of Scot Harvath, book 22
First published 2023
Russian mercenaries recruited from prisons and asylums have gone rogue in war-torn Ukraine. These violent criminals push beyond the front lines into villages where only women, children, and elderly remain. They commit brutal atrocities as they move from settlement to settlement. Meanwhile, separate Russian forces loot cultural treasures from churches, museums, and homes across the country. When the mercenaries murder American aid workers, operative Scot Harvath receives orders to eliminate the threat. He must track down these killers across Ukraine's vast territory before they strike again. The mission pits America's top spy against some of the most dangerous combatants ever unleashed on a modern battlefield. Harvath faces not just finding his targets in a country consumed by war, but stopping them permanently.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, suspense, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Ukraine
Period: Contemporary
352 pages · Hardcover · Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder