by Mark Greaney
Part of Gray Man, book 14
First published 2025
Zoya Zakharova shivers in the brutal cold of Penal Colony IK22, deep in the Siberian wilderness. The former Russian intelligence operative turned Gray Man's partner faces ruthless guards who beat prisoners to relieve their own suffering. The Kremlin wants the secrets locked in her mind and will use any method to extract them. A thousand miles of frozen wasteland separate her from freedom. The Russian police state believes distance and winter will protect their prize. They underestimate Court Gentry. The Gray Man has survived impossible missions before, but this rescue demands crossing hostile territory where every official wants him dead. Zoya's captors control the roads, the communications, and the weapons. Court controls only his skills and his determination to save the woman he loves. In the endless Russian winter, both hunter and hunted face a landscape that kills the unprepared.
Genres: adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, rescue
Setting: Penal Colony IK22, Russia, Siberia
Period: Contemporary
518 pages · Kindle Edition · Berkley
Content warnings: violence