by Brad Taylor
Part of Pike Logan, book 10.5
First published 2016
Aaron Bergman watches his Samson team crumble after their botched mission in Jordan. The Mossad has lost faith in them, and Aaron fears disbandment looms. Then his superiors saddle him with Shoshana, an outcast operative everyone believes is a traitor. The new Mossad commander confirms Aaron's worst fears but offers an alternative. He cuts the team loose from official channels and assigns them a black operation: kill a former Auschwitz guard who escaped to Argentina and now runs a profitable business with his sons. Aaron and Shoshana accept the unsanctioned mission, but they discover their target connects to a larger Nazi network working with Iran. As the operation spirals beyond their control, the two outcasts must overcome mutual distrust. The evil they came to destroy prepares one final assault against Israel, and only Aaron and Shoshana stand in its way.
Genres: historical-fiction, military-fiction, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Jordan, Argentina, Israel
Period: 20th-century
109 pages · Kindle Edition · Dutton
Content warnings: violence