by Joshua Hood
First published 2023
Adam Hayes has made his final promise to his wife. No more field operations. No more risking his life. He plans to keep that vow until Abdul Nassir calls in a decade-old debt. Ten years ago, the Afghan saved Hayes' life. Now America is pulling out of Afghanistan and the Taliban advances on all fronts. Nassir faces death from multiple directions. The Taliban will execute him as a collaborator. The Americans cannot be trusted either. He witnessed a massacre carried out by rogue CIA contractors and possesses photographic evidence that could expose the operation's leader. Making those images public represents his only path to safety. But first he must escape Afghanistan alive. Only one man has both the skills and the obligation to extract him. Hayes must choose between the promise to his wife and the debt he owes to the man who once saved him.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: debt, enemies-to-lovers, promise
Setting: Afghanistan
Period: Contemporary
341 pages · Hardcover · Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book