"Fast-paced and fiercely written, this thriller hurtles through a global crisis with breakneck speed."
- Stephen Leather
The Chinese Foreign Minister has been kidnapped.
His execution will be broadcast live to the world in seven days.
Unless China withdraws its warships from Taiwanese waters, he dies.
As tensions between China, Taiwan, and the United States spiral towards open conflict, the clock begins ticking on a crisis that could ignite World War III. With global markets in freefall, military forces on high alert, and governments scrambling for answers, a single question remains:
Who is really behind the kidnapping?
When intelligence emerges suggesting a shadowy superpower may be orchestrating events from behind the scenes, the British government turns to its most lethal asset-the Shadow Squadron.
A deniable unit of elite soldiers and intelligence operatives.
A team trained to go where no one else can.
A team led by SAS Staff Sergeant John McFord.
As McFord and his operators race across continents in pursuit of the truth, every lead uncovers a deeper conspiracy. With time running out and powerful enemies working from the shadows, failure is not an option.
Because if Hong Chang dies, nations will go to war.
And the world may never recover.
Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, Jack Carr, Andy McNab, and Stephen Leather, this explosive military thriller delivers relentless action, high-stakes espionage, shocking twists, and edge-of-your-seat suspense from the first page to the last.