Betrayal lurks around every corner.When Brady Hawk thwarts a terrorist attack at the Bahrain World Trade Center, he uncovers a deadly plot that goes far beyond the Middle East. A rogue agent named Sergei Severov has broken from The Alliance to unleash Operation Steele—a Cold War-era financial warfare program designed to bring the global economy to its knees. With the clock ticking, Hawk must navigate through a web of international conspiracies, Russian prison breaks, and betrayals at the highest levels. From the unforgiving Siberian wilderness to the scorching deserts of Oman, Hawk and his elite Magnum Group team race to prevent a catastrophe that would plunge millions into poverty and chaos. Meanwhile, Hawk's wife Alex goes undercover at the U.S. Treasury Department to identify the mole who activated the deadly program—only to find herself in the crosshairs of a deadly assassin. As governments topple and markets crumble, Hawk faces an impossible save the world economy or protect the people he loves most. In this pulse-pounding thriller, loyalty will be tested, alliances will be betrayed, and only the most ruthless will survive. For fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Jack Carr, R.J. Patterson delivers an explosive international thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night.
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*** Signup for my newsletter and receive a free copy of The Warren Omissions, the first book in my James Flynn thriller series, by visiting http://eepurl.com/bZwpdf *** THE FIRST SIGNS that I might like writing—and that I might be slightly competitive—appeared when my year two (or first grade) teacher, Mrs. Holland, asked my class to write and illustrate our day. Mine read like this: “The Red team beat the Blue team, 1 to nil. And I won.” The next 47 entries covered my exploits on the soccer pitch while growing up in Ipswich, England. In South Carolina as a teenager, my dad told me that I could get paid to watch sports provided I could write about it. Sounded easy enough and by the time I was 16, I landed a job at my town’s daily newspaper and had a column on Major League Baseball players from our area. I also covered my first riot there at a sporting event—and it’s safe to say I was smitten with journalism. After graduating from one of the best journalism schools in the country, I took a job as a sports editor in South Georgia and learned firsthand about the passion of high school sports in rural America. I thought I knew before, but I didn’t. This was another world. I also had the opportunity to cover major sporting events like the Olympic Games, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. It was a thrill! But nothing was as thrilling to me as uncovering the truth in investigative assignments. I once broke a story about a prominent southern football team’s NCAA violation—and found out the violating coach had committed suicide only a few months earlier. The story won a national writing award and stoked my desire to write about these issues. It made me realize that the sports world was just another fantastic backdrop for drama. After writing non-fiction books with athletes, for athletes, and ghost writing for many others, I decided to enter the world of fiction writing. It had been something I wanted to do but never found the time. So, I made the time—and had a blast in the process. I’m not out to become the next Faulkner or Hemingway—I’m just out to tell a good story. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!
