Tom Locke must track a missing Saudi prince deep inside ISIS territory in this second military action thriller from the authors of Shadow War.

Disillusioned after a mission in Ukraine goes tragically wrong, military contractor Tom Locke is on the run from Apollo Outcomes, a private military corporation run by the treacherous Brad Winters. While working undercover with his surviving team members on the frontlines of ISIS-infected Iraq, they are approached by a Saudi middleman who offers good money to find the missing son of a high-ranking government official.

What Locke doesn’t know is that the missing young Prince may have been carrying the result of a secret agreement made with the Pakistanis in the 1960s, and that his father may or may not be trying to topple the Saudi government. As he pushes deeper into ISIS territory, Locke must figure out both the on-the-ground battle lines and the larger Deep State war he has stumbled into yet again.

Who is the mysterious Saudi who hired Locke’s team? Is the prince’s disappearance personal or political? And how many sides are being played against each other in a Middle East torn apart by overlapping and contradictory alliances? To complete the mission and keep his men safe, the battle-hardened Locke must use every skill he has to defeat a fanatical enemy on the ground—while a duplicitous adversary much closer to home waits for his chance to strike. . . .

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Review

“It has an enjoyable, realistic feeling due to the careful details included by an author who knows the realities of foreign combat as it happens on the ground and behind the doors of diplomatic decision-makers… A political thriller that will appeal to action junkies and armchair diplomats alike.” (Kirkus Reviews on Deep Black)

From the Back Cover

TOM LOCKE MUST TRACK A MISSING SAUDI PRINCE HOLDING DEVASTATING SECRETS WHO HAS FLED DEEP INSIDE ISIS TERRITORY IN THIS SECOND SIZZLING MILITARY ACTION THRILLER FROM THE AUTHORS OF SHADOW WAR

In Paris, a motorcade is attacked by masked men who corner a Saudi prince and steal the case handcuffed to his wrist. A thousand miles away in Istanbul, the prince’s brother receives a mysterious phone call, and moments later narrowly escapes a black ops ambush after a dash through the grand bazaar.

Meanwhile, military contractor Tom Locke is working undercover on the frontlines of ISIS-infected Iraq. He’s on the run from Apollo Outcomes, a private military corporation run by the treacherous Brad Winters, when he’s approached by a Saudi middleman who offers good money to find the missing son of a high-ranking government official. What Locke doesn’t know is that multiple sides of a clandestine war are scrambling to find the young prince, that he may be holding the key to a new world order, and that his father may or may not be using him to topple the Saudi government. As he pushes deeper into ISIS territory, Locke must navigate both the on-the-ground battle lines and the larger “deep state” war he has stumbled into yet again.

To complete the mission and keep his men safe, the battle-hardened Locke must use his considerable skill to combat a fanatical enemy on the ground—while a duplicitous adversary much closer to home waits for his chance to strike. . . .

Once again, Sean McFate lends his rare expertise to this riveting, fast-paced tale of enigmatic warriors and international treachery, proving that he’s one of the most captivating new thriller writers of recent years.

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