First published 2012
Paul Janson has traded his covert operations past for a different kind of mission. He works with expert marksman Jessica Kincaid to help disillusioned agents escape the intelligence world and build new lives. These reformed operatives become his network when Janson takes paid assignments to resolve international crises. He rescues an American doctor from Somalian pirates. He protects a West African human rights activist from militant assassins. He tracks money lenders who profit from civil wars. Janson operates by strict principles: no torture, no civilian deaths, no killing except in self defense. But as he faces cunning spies, violent warlords, sea pirates, and brutal dictators, Janson discovers his hardest challenge. He must determine whether he truly fights for justice or has become another player in a corrupt game.
Genres: adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Somalia, West Africa
Period: 21st-century
432 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: violence