by Brad Thor
Part of Scot Harvath, book 3
First published 2007
Ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath wakes to a nightmare scenario. Soviet suitcase nukes hide in major American cities, placed by sleeper agents ready to detonate. The weapons were thought destroyed decades ago. President Jack Rutledge considers a preemptive strike against Russia, but the Russians have spent twenty years building a secret air defense system that makes conventional attacks useless. Harvath works for a covert Homeland Security unit tasked with stopping foreign threats by any means necessary. The president assigns him to uncover the conspiracy before the bombs go off. Harvath discovers that Gary Lawlor, a former Deputy FBI Director and family friend, has vanished and may have betrayed his country. The mission takes Harvath into the frozen Russian wilderness as he races against time. The conspiracy threatens to destroy the fragile peace between nations and reduce America to ruins. Harvath must navigate international intrigue while testing the limits of loyalty and uncovering buried national secrets.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, suspense, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, international-intrigue, race-against-time
Setting: America, Russia
Period: Cold War, Contemporary
560 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket
Content warnings: violence