First published 2016
Jason Bourne receives a cryptic message from Russian general Boris Karpov on the eve of Karpov's wedding in Moscow. The celebration turns deadly, and Bourne realizes his old friend has risked everything to warn him of an approaching catastrophe. Karpov has betrayed Russia to alert Bourne about a disaster that could trigger global war. Bourne has four days to crack the general's coded warning and prevent the crisis. The trail leads him to Cairo and the notorious arms dealer Ivan Borz, a master of false identities who murdered the husband of former Treadstone director Soraya Moore and kidnapped Soraya and her young daughter. Bourne pursues Borz through war-ravaged Syria and finally to Cyprus, racing against time as the deadline approaches. With each clue he uncovers, the scope of the threat becomes clearer, but Borz stays one step ahead. Bourne must use every skill he has learned to solve Karpov's puzzle and track down the elusive dealer before international conflict erupts.
Genres: adventure, action, mystery-thriller, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time
Setting: Cairo, Cyprus, Moscow, Russia, Syria
Period: 21st-century
472 pages · Paperback · Head of Zeus