Known as the Haydn Group, the unit is plotting an unspeakable act of violence that will plunge an already divided America into chaos and leave Russia unchallenged. His desperate search for the truth will take him from London to Amsterdam and eventually to Geneva, where a private intelligence service controlled by a childhood friend of the Russian president is using KGB-style “active measures” to undermine the West from within. And when the reporter slips from London hours after the killing, MI6 concludes she is a Moscow Center assassin who has cunningly penetrated Orlov’s formidable defenses.īut Gabriel Allon, who owes his very life to Viktor Orlov, believes his friends in British intelligence are dangerously mistaken. The Metropolitan Police determine that they were delivered to Orlov’s home by one of his employees, a prominent investigative reporter from the anti-Kremlin Moskovskaya Gazeta. The documents are contaminated with a deadly nerve agent. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia’s vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlov’s name off his kill list.īefore him was the receiver from his landline telephone, a half-drunk glass of red wine, and a stack of documents.… His mansion in Chelsea’s exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London. Once Russia’s richest man, he now resides in splendid exile in London, where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death. Masterfully plotted, blazing-fast, and filled with the kind red-hot action his fans have come to expect, Black Ice is another instant classic from Brad Thor, who continues to push the envelope in ways that few before him have ever dared.įrom Daniel Silva, the internationally acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author, comes a timely and explosive new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon. Why you should read it: Without giving anything away, Thor’s unmatched ability to beat real-life headlines is again on display here, with recent news cycles highlighting various plot points of his latest book, even if readers don’t realize it yet.
If he fails, the United States and its allies will be at the mercy of one of the world’s most dangerous actors. If he succeeds, he’ll walk away with everything. In a race against time that will take him high above the Arctic Circle, Harvath is tested in ways he has never imagined and pushed to a limit few human beings could ever endure. How is he still alive? And what is he doing in Norway? Leaving his favorite Oslo café, Harvath watches as a ghost climbs out of a taxi-a man he killed years ago, halfway around the world. When his deadly past comes calling, though, he’ll be left with no choice at all. But out of vacation days and long overdue back home, America’s top spy has a decision to make-return, or submit his resignation. With a cottage on the fjord, a boat, and his beautiful girlfriend Sølvi, he’s got everything he could possibly want. Scot Harvath is having his best summer ever.
#1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor is back with his most intense thriller yet. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see those new selections, and standby for even more book recommendations in the coming weeks!
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2021 is flying by, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss any of the year’s best thrillers.Īs summer comes to a close, we’re taking a quick trip back through twenty of the very best books that have come out so far, from some of the biggest names in publishing.
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