Part of John Wells, book 8
First published 2014
In an Istanbul hotel, a CIA source delivers an urgent warning about Iranian plans to assassinate a station chief. John Wells gets the call to investigate, but the killing happens before he can act. Now the same source claims Iran has something much worse planned. Something radioactive. The government scrambles as threat levels spike. Wells follows leads from a Guatemalan drug lord's compound to a clandestine surgery clinic in Thailand, then back to Istanbul's sprawling slums. He uses every technique he knows, including his talent for blending into the Arab world. But his enemies match his determination step for step. Time runs short as the United States edges toward war, and Wells must uncover the truth before it's too late to stop a catastrophe that could reshape the world.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, international-intrigue
Setting: Guatemala, Istanbul, Thailand, United States
Period: 21st-century
374 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons