UkraineIn , MI6 operative Aidan Snow rescues a British national held by Russian insurgents.

United StatesIn the , a terrorist attack is thwarted by a man who does not exist.

RussiaIn , a notorious Chechen terrorist escapes from the nation's most secure prison

AfghanistanIn , a Red Army soldier long given up for dead delivers a chilling message: Al-Qaeda has an RA-115A.

As the connection between these separate events begins to become clearer, MI6 and the CIA must attempt to prevent the world's first act of nuclear terrorism. And Aidan Snow faces his biggest challenge yet . . .

Stephen Leather‘Meet Aidan Snow, an ice-cold operative in a red-hot adventure’

Matt Hilton‘Sizzles across the page like a flame on a short fuse!’

Matt Lynn‘A perfect blend of spy fiction and political thriller’

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‘Immensely enjoyable and tightly written’Online reviewer

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