From Richard Lyntton comes an explosive espionage thriller featuring British journalist, former tank commander, and trained killer (retired), Jack Steele. London. Moscow. Vladivostok. Pyongyang. An unimaginable nuclear disaster. Thousands of lives at stake. One man can stop it while a global conspiracy plots his assassination. Two UN officials have vanished near the volatile border region linking Russia, China, and North Korea. Few Westerners have ever ventured there. Fewer still return. What begins as an investigation spirals into a deadly race against time involving espionage, betrayal, and the terrifying possibility of nuclear catastrophe. Then Steele rescues a child falling beneath the ice. It is the first domino to fall. As the conspiracy deepens, Steele must risk his marriage, his career, and his loyalty to Queen and country to prevent a disaster capable of reshaping the world. SOME MISSIONS CHANGE HISTORY. THIS ONE COULD END IT. "A stunning and powerful book-Lyntton's Jack Steele takes the reader into the dangerous territory of political violence, leading him into a nightmarish choice between saving the lives of strangers and his personal fight for survival and those he loves. Emotional and thought-provoking. You won't want to put it down!" - Sophie Jenkins, author of A Random Act of Kindness and The Forgotten Guide to Happiness RICHARD LYNTTON was born in London and educated at Exeter University, Moscow State Linguistic University, and Sandhurst. A former British Army captain and tank commander, he later served in Russia and Bosnia with the United Nations and testified before the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two sons.