A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of Russia\u2019s most lethal fighters, has just taken off from a remote airbase. Closely monitored by the United States, no one inside the Pentagon has any idea where it\u2019s going or what it\u2019s carrying.\n\nA high-level Russian defector, a walking vault of secrets that could shatter the West, seeks asylum in Norway. Across the continent, in the heart of Paris, a lone French agent stumbles upon a conspiracy so explosive it could ignite a global firestorm.\n\nAs alarm bells ring in Washington, the CIA\u2019s most lethal weapon, Scot Harvath, is forced to choose between his conscience and his country.\n\nYou\u2019ll be left breathless as Harvath is swept into a whirlwind of double agents, international intrigue, and heart-stopping chases.\n\nBrad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three thrillers, including Dead Fall, Black Ice (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), Near Dark (one of Suspense Magazine\u2019s Best Books of the Year), Backlash (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), Spymaster (named \u201cOne of the all-time best thriller novels\u201d \u2014The Washington Times), The Last Patriot (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association), and Blowback (one of the \u201cTop 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time\u201d \u2014NPR). Visit his website at BradThor.com and follow him on Facebook @BradThorOfficial, on Instagram @RealBradThor, and on X @BradThor.People\n\n