Thorn

By the end of 1986, Red Sword—the KGB and military officers planning the assassination of Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev—had made significant progress. To finance their plot with the needed one hundred million dollars, they would smuggle one hundred tons of Afghan hashish into San Francisco, using a former dirty CIA agent and an ex-con tugboat captain who was the friend of a convicted Russian spy. Their foolproof plan had everything covered—smooth and experienced operators, ingenious vessel designs to hide the hashish, and well-hidden base in the tangled waterways.

Alerted by a Russian officer, the CIA—with President Ronald Reagan’s blessing—would do everything in its power to protect Gorbachev in his march towards democracy and the end to the Cold War. Its counterattack was Thorn. Yet the CIA’s choice of rookie undercover Special Agent Tony Davis for the most significant operation in its Clandestine Service history involved a huge risk.

Based on actual events, this sequel to Red Sword runs non-stop, no-holds-barred action to a double-punch ending.

Advance praise for Red Sword Series

Wow! In the tradition of Tom Clancy . . . thrilling and exciting! I couldn’t put the book down!

—Dr. Allison Evans

This novel, based on fact will have you turning the pages lightning fast, biting your knuckles, and rooting for the hero until the end—or is it?   

—Lynn Eldridge, author of Skyrocket to Surrender

Red Sword is a real James Bond, behind-the-scenes account of the most influential attempted military coup in history. The reader gets a front-row seat to actual events involving corrupt CIA, KGB, and Russian generals plotting not only to abandon the war in Afghanistan but also remove the Russian president. Get ready for a kick-a** conspiracy that leads all the way to today’s events and beyond. Well done!

—Sean Salazar, author of The Babylon Prophecy Series