First published 2014
Washington Post reporter Kathy Reilly stumbles across a mention of Ludmilla Petrova in an old Russian magazine. Mili was a legendary female sniper who somehow disappeared from World War II records. Reilly recruits former Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger to help piece together the mystery. Swagger digs into Mili's final mission and becomes convinced her vanishing was deliberate. The Russian government erased one of their own decorated soldiers for reasons that remain hidden. When Swagger and Reilly travel to the Carpathian Mountains to investigate, someone starts hunting them. Their research has triggered a deadly response that spans decades. Swagger races to connect Mili's wartime fate to the present danger. The story moves between modern investigation and historical conspiracy, revealing why this forgotten sniper still threatens powerful people today.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy-theory, hidden-history
Setting: Washington, Carpathian Mountains, Russia
Period: World War II, Modern Day
414 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster