by Dale Brown
First published 2024
Nick Flynn has spent three missions playing defense against Russian oligarch Pavel Voronin. Each time, Flynn and his Quartet Directorate team barely stopped Voronin's attacks on America, paying a steep price for their victories. Now Flynn decides to change tactics. Instead of waiting for the next assault, he plans to strike first. Flynn assembles his team, including pilot Laura Van Horn, for their most dangerous mission yet. They will penetrate deep into Russian territory to destroy Voronin permanently. The oligarch operates under protection from President Piotr Zhdanov and commands vast resources. Flynn knows this operation could be suicide, but he refuses to let Voronin launch another devastating attack on innocent people. The team prepares to cross into enemy territory where capture means death and failure means global catastrophe. Flynn must outmaneuver both Voronin's mercenaries and the Russian state apparatus to reach his target.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, suspense, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: America, Russia
Period: Contemporary
340 pages · Hardcover · Blackstone Publishing, Inc.
Content warnings: violence