Nick Drummond crossed both a moral and a legal line when he executed a drug dealer. His newfound spirituality led him to confess his crimes, which led to his current prison sentence. While Nick endures daily confinement, life carries on for family, friends, and co-workers, even though some believe Nick shouldn't be incarcerated. Nick believes his punishment is just, but a brush with death behind bars convinces him that maybe he can do more to atone for his sins on the outside. Nick has befriended an inmate who is involved with gun trafficking, and Nick's colleagues believe this friendship could yield fruit in further investigations against gun runners and drug cartels. Once Nick gains his release, he dives back into danger by working on an undercover operation aimed at exposing the higher-ups in a criminal organization.

A satisfying action-and-suspense narrative that gets into the nitty-gritty of intelligence and law enforcement operations, the latest Nick Drummond story starts strong and retains its literary oomph throughout. At the beginning of the book, Nick is a fallen hero, a law enforcement figure who betrayed the laws he swore to uphold. Yet his confession was voluntary, and he initially abides by his punishment. When Nick is released, he believes the karmic scales are still unbalanced, leading him to take on an undercover role in a further bid to atone for his actions. Nick's character arc is both genuine and compelling. The investigation spans both exotic and dangerous locales and features deadly terrorists and amoral, cunning crime bosses. The author's latest thriller featuring his protagonist is a page-turner that will leave readers more than pleased.

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