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Tara Chace, a former field operative who now leads British Intelligence’s Special Operations, is no longer bound by old conventions. After a devastating act of terrorism on London, she is tasked with stopping the perpetrators before they strike again.
Chace’s mission forces her to abandon herself as a bargaining chip and use her own life as a bait to infiltrate a remote terrorist training camp in Saudi Arabia. As she races against time, she confronts questions of loyalty, moral compromise, and who truly controls the firepower in a world where betrayal comes in many forms.
Built on the graphic novel series that earned an Eisner Award, the novel offers a realistic, high-stakes espionage thriller featuring a lethal, no-holds-barred heroine at the center of a new kind of global conflict.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Greg Rucka
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