I have loved most every one of the Harvath thrillers that Thor has penned, finding myself in the middle of their action and political fallout. Recommended for fans of the series as well as the reader who loves thrillers of an espionage and political flavour. Thor delivers again with a stellar novel that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and Harvath donning a few more scars.
With an international disaster looming below the surface, the new Cold War could be close. The race is on to find Harvath and to the winner comes the spoils. When he comes to a small community near the Finnish border, he does all he can to stay alive and one step ahead of his captors. While working on a plan to get to safety, Harvath will have to survive and stay off the proverbial radar. Russia has all but declared war on America with such an act, but that is for the politicians to iron out. They discover that he may have been covertly removed from the country and begin their own mission to extricate him, while not tipping the balance of international diplomacy. In Washington, those close to Harvath cannot believe that he would be responsible, but know that he was in New Hampshire. Now, they will have to locate the wreckage and capture Harvath again. In Moscow, the news of the crash raises the ire of senior officials, who had hoped for a smooth ‘snatch and grab’ of the Intelligence operative. If he wants to stay alive, he will have to use all his training to find safety. He is in the middle of the Russian wilderness during the height of winter, with only the howling of the wind and wolves to keep him company. When the plane goes down, Harvath is the only survivor, but perhaps not for long. With ties to all those slain, one name being suggested as a potential shooter is Scot Harvath, but could he really have killed these people? It turns out not, as Harvath is aboard a covert plane somewhere in Russia, chained to a seat by mercenaries who have no worries about treating their prisoner poorly. The names raise a red flag in the Intelligence community, beginning calls high up the chain of command. When local authorities are called to a rural community in New Hampshire, they discover four bodies, carelessly slain. Hip-deep into the Scot Harvath series, Brad Thor continues to deliver poignant novels that pull the reader into the middle of the political and espionage-driven world of today.
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