Now, far from home and surrounded by his enemy, Scot Harvath must battle his way out. They are highly prized intelligence agents, military operatives, and assassins. Today, men like these still strike from the shadows. They were fearless men of honor who have been known throughout history by different names: Spartan, Viking, Samurai. And once crossed, there was no crossing back.

Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings. These men were considered part angel, part demon. In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself. It had already been deposited in a secret ac count and would be payable on confirmation of the subject’s demise.Backlash: A Thriller Brad Thor € 11.73 This item is currently not in stock at our suppliers. When all was said and done, it would be the highest-value contract killing ever to hit the market. While Weber didn’t want to be here, he had been paid a huge sum of money, a sum equal to what Trang’s girls were currently counting out, for this assignment. The only thing they shared in common was a lust for money and a tal ent for taking care of problems. Trang, thirty years his senior, was impossibly thin with long gray hair, a wispy beard, and translucent, vellumlike skin that revealed a network of blue veins. With his short hair and his expensive, tailored suit, he looked like a young banker or a hedge fund manager. Even in their appearances they were strikingly different. The two couldn’t have been further apart in their approach. Everything was in cash and everything was face-to-face. So old-school, in fact, that he refused to conduct any business electronically. Trang, on the other hand, was old-school. Weber preferred encrypted communications and washing money through shell corporations or cryp tocurrencies.

And if it was difficult for him, it had to have been almost impossible for his men. Even he was having a hard time not looking at them. There was a shit ton of money on the table and that’s where his team’s focus needed to be. He knew his visitors wouldn’t be able to take their eyes off the girls.Īs far as Weber was concerned, it was unprofessional. It was also a total waste of time.Įlectronic currency counters could have done the job six times faster and would have eliminated any human error. A coterie of young women, stripped naked so they couldn’t steal while tal lying his money, was completely on brand. Looking at his host, he commented, “Counting machines are quicker.” Life in Vietnam’s third largest city was miserable. Crumbling French architecture struggled with leaks. Aging Russian hydro foils banged against rotting piers. A cold rain slicked the poorly paved streets.

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