by Wilbur Smith
First published 2016
Major Hector Cross has built his reputation fighting the world's most dangerous adversaries. The former SAS operative turned private security consultant has taken down warlords across the Middle East and eliminated arms dealers throughout Africa. His latest mission forces him outside legal boundaries when a vengeful figure from his past resurfaces with lethal intent. Cross must simultaneously track down this familiar threat while hunting a new adversary whose ambitions extend to worldwide control. The ex-soldier faces his most challenging assignment yet as two separate enemies converge to create an international crisis. Cross relies on his combat training and tactical expertise to prevent a catastrophe that could reshape global power. The mission tests every skill he acquired during years of explosive confrontations with pirates, criminals, and military forces across multiple continents.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, revenge
Setting: Middle East, Africa
Period: Contemporary
410 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence