In the windswept sands of the Middle East, Paul Chardy fought side by side with Ulu Beg: one, a charismatic, high-strung CIA covert warrior, the other a ferocious freedom fighter. Then Chardy fell into the hands of the enemy, and Beg was betrayed. Now the two men are about to meet again.
A second gun...
Beg has come over the Mexican border under a hail of bullets--determined to assassinate a leading American political figure and avenge his people's betrayal. The CIA wants Chardy to stop the hit. Chardy wants to save Beg's life.
Between the two men is a tragic past, a failed mission, and a woman who knew them in war--and who knows their secrets now. Around both men is a conspiracy of lies and violence that reaches back to the Cold War. But as Beg moves in for his kill and as Chardy breaks loose from his handlers, a terrible truth begins to emerge: somewhere, someone wants both men to die.
Review
"The best straight-up thriller writer at work today." --Rocky Mountain News
"Only a handful of writers today can match hunter for imagination and the ability to make a reader's adrenaline rush." --Daily News ( N.Y.)
"Great entertainment...intelligent, realistic, spellbinding." --Ron Hansen, author of Atticus
From the Publisher
"The best straight-up thriller writer at work today." --Rocky Mountain News
"Only a handful of writers today can match hunter for imagination and the ability to make a reader's adrenaline rush." --Daily News ( N.Y.)
"Great entertainment...intelligent, realistic, spellbinding." --Ron Hansen, author of Atticus
Description:
A second chance...
In the windswept sands of the Middle East, Paul Chardy fought side by side with Ulu Beg: one, a charismatic, high-strung CIA covert warrior, the other a ferocious freedom fighter. Then Chardy fell into the hands of the enemy, and Beg was betrayed. Now the two men are about to meet again.
A second gun...
Beg has come over the Mexican border under a hail of bullets--determined to assassinate a leading American political figure and avenge his people's betrayal. The CIA wants Chardy to stop the hit. Chardy wants to save Beg's life.
Between the two men is a tragic past, a failed mission, and a woman who knew them in war--and who knows their secrets now. Around both men is a conspiracy of lies and violence that reaches back to the Cold War. But as Beg moves in for his kill and as Chardy breaks loose from his handlers, a terrible truth begins to emerge: somewhere, someone wants both men to die.
Review
"The best straight-up thriller writer at work today."
--Rocky Mountain News
"Only a handful of writers today can match hunter for imagination and the ability to make a reader's adrenaline rush."
--Daily News ( N.Y.)
"Great entertainment...intelligent, realistic, spellbinding."
--Ron Hansen, author of Atticus
From the Publisher
"The best straight-up thriller writer at work today."
--Rocky Mountain News
"Only a handful of writers today can match hunter for imagination and the ability to make a reader's adrenaline rush."
--Daily News ( N.Y.)
"Great entertainment...intelligent, realistic, spellbinding."
--Ron Hansen, author of Atticus