by Sean Parnell
First published 2019
Eric Steele serves as an Alpha operative in a classified US intelligence unit called the Program. His Special Forces background and multiple combat tours in Afghanistan prepared him for clandestine missions that blend espionage with direct action. When a figure from Steele's military past attacks an American convoy and makes off with a nuclear weapon, the White House faces an unprecedented crisis. Steele receives orders to track down this former comrade who may have once been a friend. The pursuit takes him across multiple continents, from Washington through the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. Steele must deploy every skill he has learned to locate the stolen WMD before it reaches American soil. The clock runs down as he closes in on a man who knows his methods and shares his training. This hunt forces Steele to confront not just a dangerous enemy, but the bonds of brotherhood that war creates and betrayal destroys.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: brotherhood, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Washington, Middle East, Europe, Africa
Period: 21st-century
448 pages · Mass Market Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks
Content warnings: violence