“The Russian fired in Pierce’s direction. Like the Russian, Pierce had anticipated this and had feinted to duck the other way only in the critical second when it mattered, to grab a standing lamp and swing it like a club at the Russian’s head. The shade collapsed, and the light bulb inside shattered. An electric arc shot from the element into the Russian’s forehead, but the volts only arced for a single second, as the force of forward motion caused the power cord to disconnect from the wall socket. While the Russian staggered in response to the shock, Pierce closed the distance between them further, to knock the hand holding the P35 upwards and away from Pierce.”
Capsule Summary:
When leaked files expose the hidden dealings of powerful states, CIA operators Mark Pierce and Rachel Zang race across Europe to protect the surviving journalists and stop rival kill teams. With Russians, Syrians and traitors closing in, the hunt becomes a brutal contest of secrets, survival and divided loyalties.
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Locations:
Ronda (Spain) Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory), Luxembourg; Berlin (Germany), Reykjavik, (Iceland), interior glaciers and lava fields (Iceland), Amman (Jordan), war ravaged Syria.
Allies:
- Rachel Zang — paramilitary operative, codename “Ronin” (CIA)
- Mackenzie Summerfield — senior targeting analyst (CIA)
- Akash Parab — technical operations officer (CIA)
- Patricia Knight — senior operations officer and team boss (CIA)
- Abdul Ibrahim — Chief of Special Operations Group (CIA
- Kasrin Nayef — European-based freelance journalist
Villains:
- Natalya Kozlova — captain with Russian SVR
- Nikolai Solovyow — sergeant major with Russian Zaslon
- Da’oud Alzuhur — director, Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate (Mukhabarat)
- Henry Booker — CIA deputy director of analysis
- Mitch Hawley — special advisor CIA
Major Action Sequences:
Ronda apartment standoff and bridge chase, Nightclub snatch in Luxembourg, Pursuit across lave fields and glaciers in Icelandic interior, Assassination in the Canary Islands, Pipeline infiltration and armoured tank chase across Syrian warzone.
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