by Brad Taylor
Part of Pike Logan, book 16
First published 2022
Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are stuck in Charleston during the COVID-19 lockdown when their friends Aaron and Shoshana arrive from Mossad with Israeli passports and an urgent mission. Someone has murdered the former head of Israeli intelligence during a paragliding trip in the Swiss mountains. Meanwhile, Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iranian-funded militia in Iraq, claims responsibility for killing key American and Israeli government officials in what they call accidents. But the pattern doesn't make sense. Pike and Jennifer join the Mossad operatives to uncover who orchestrated these attacks and what they plan next. Their investigation pulls them into the volatile religious and political divisions of Israel and the Middle East, where extremist groups operate alongside legitimate organizations. As they dig deeper, they discover a conspiracy that could trigger an international crisis. The team must identify the puppet master before a deranged fanatic succeeds in sparking a global conflict that will devastate not just the Middle East but the entire world.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, contemporary, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Charleston, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland
Period: COVID-19 Pandemic
464 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence