New York Times-Bestselling Author: "A winner . . . Mixing the grittiness of a police procedural with the high-concept tension of a spy thriller." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) Ex-CIA agent John Locke's sister and brother-in-law, Billy, have been murdered. To find the killer and take revenge, he travels to a remote gas-field town in Siberia, where Billy's company had business connections. Once there, Locke finds an unlikely partner in the town's chief of detectives, Alexei Vorontsyev-who's been discouraged from looking into the case by the GRU. Their quest will lead them on a twisting trail with a cast of characters ranging from gangsters to mujahedeen rebels to Iranian spies-while uncovering shocking secrets and putting themselves in danger . . . "Numerous twists and turns." -Kirkus Reviews "A masterpiece of menace and explosive action." -The Daily Telegraph

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