by Brian Haig
First published 2009
Sean Drummond gets promoted from major to lieutenant colonel in the Army, but his new rank comes with a dangerous assignment. The brilliant and cynical JAG officer must determine whether Pentagon official Clifford Daniel killed himself or was murdered. Drummond partners with attractive military police major Bien Tran to uncover the truth. Their investigation pulls them deep into American intelligence operations and takes them to interrogation rooms in war-torn Iraq. The secrets they discover could topple the US President. Drummond faces an impossible choice between loyalty to his Washington superiors and protecting soldiers whose lives hang in the balance. His razor-sharp wit and self-deprecating humor become weapons as he navigates a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government.
Genres: american-fiction, military-fiction, mystery, crime, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Iraq, Washington, United States
Period: 21st-century
480 pages · Paperback · Albatros