Part of Sigma Force, book 9.5
First published 2014
Cotton Malone boards a luxury riverboat in Brazil with an unexpected companion. Gray Pierce, the operative he once briefly encountered at his Copenhagen bookshop, now finds himself working the same case. Their target is a deranged botanist who has discovered something lethal in the Amazon rainforest. The man possesses a rare orchid that contains a powerful neurotoxin, and he plans to auction it to whoever offers the most money. Both Malone and Pierce understand what this means. The former Justice Department agent and the Defense Department operative have only the duration of the river cruise to locate their quarry and stop the sale. The botanist knows they are coming. The riverboat moves steadily through dangerous waters while time runs out. Two skilled operatives who share military backgrounds and covert agency experience must combine their talents before a biological weapon reaches the wrong buyer. The Amazon becomes their battlefield in a race against both the current and the clock.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time
Setting: Amazon, Brazil
31 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon & Schuster