Former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier Jack Pilgrim has it all—big bucks, a successful security business with plush government contracts, a beautiful wife. Then Pilgrim’s partner, Merc Conrad, goes missing in Afghanistan with a chunk of government cash and most of the company’s assets. The CIA threatens to throw Pilgrim in jail if he doesn’t find Merc and return the money. Pilgrim knows his business—and his extravagant lifestyle—are on the line, but Merc saved Jack’s life three times while they served together in the army in Afghanistan. So Jack owes him. Big.
Determined to find Conrad, Pilgrim returns to Afghanistan. The country is in chaos as the United States prepares to pull out. Pilgrim follows Merc’s trail to the border area of Pakistan; with every step he seems to descend deeper into a Dantesque hell. Rumor has it that Conrad has fielded a guerrilla army and is hot on the trail of Osama bin Laden. The farther into the uncharted border zone Jack Pilgrim goes, the larger the legend of Merc Conrad becomes. Pilgrim’s odyssey into the Afghan badlands has him questioning his own reality, and the closer he seems to get to Conrad, the more peril he faces. If Jack Pilgrim wants to get out of Afghanistan alive, he may need Merc Conrad now more than ever.
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"First time I've read a book by this author. Not a bad book. Lot of characters involved, so you have to pay close attention to keep up with who's who. Definately a good read though. " — Billy (4 out of 5 stars)
"First time I've read a book by this author. Not a bad book. Lot of characters involved, so you have to pay close attention to keep up with who's who. Definately a good read though. "
" First time I've read a book by this author. Not a bad book. Lot of characters involved, so you have to pay close attention to keep up with who's who. Definately a good read though. "
" Enjoyable, intriguing read centered on the current conflict in Afghanistan with HEART OF DARKNESS overtures. Vivid and realistic characters and plotline. "
" I found this novel extremely irritating. I feel there is too much whining and drunkenness by the main character who shows little backbone until the end. By then, its too late and the story is unfulfilled. 3 of 10 stars. "
Jim DeFelice is the author of sixty books, including sixteen that have been on the New York Times bestseller lists.
William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.
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