by Mike Maden
Part of Jack Ryan Universe
First published 2018
Jack Ryan Jr. travels to Bosnia on what should be a simple mission. His mother, Dr. Cathy Ryan, once restored sight to a young girl injured in the Bosnian War twenty-six years earlier. Now Jack must find that girl, grown into a woman, and deliver a personal letter. He locates Aida Curic in Sarajevo, where she runs a refugee agency. The former patient has become a beautiful, determined woman with secrets of her own. Jack feels drawn to both Aida and her war-torn country. But his presence stirs up dangerous forces. Ethnic tensions simmer beneath the surface. Ancient feuds threaten to explode. Secret service operatives, special forces soldiers, and local crime bosses all have their own agendas. Jack must navigate this treacherous landscape to protect Aida. The stakes keep rising as Sarajevo threatens to become the spark that ignites another global conflict. Jack discovers that some wounds from war never fully heal.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, contemporary, action, mystery-thriller, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Bosnia, Sarajevo
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
463 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence