The brutally authentic tense and terrifying thriller from bestselling author and frontline journalist James BrabazonTotally James Bond THE TIMESEscape into a world of black ops spies and assassins A James Bond for the 21st century EXPRESSOfficially Max McLean doesnt existAn offthebooks assassin for the British government he operates aloneBut when a routine hit goes badly wrong a cryptic note on a 100 bill prised from his targets dead fingers suggests theres more to the mission than meets the eyeIs someone from Maxs former life trying to send him a messageFrom Paris to Jerusalem and on to the frozen wastes of northwest Russia Max is forced into a desperate race for the truth with unknown enemies determined to stop him at any costAnd when the secret coded into the banknote is finally revealed only one thing is certainWith the fate of the world in his possession failure is not an option A razorsharp action thriller with the raw inventiveness of I Am Pilgrim and the breathless pace of movies like John Wick and James Bond Arkhangel sees James Brabazon stake his claim alongside Lee Child David Baldacci and Gregg Hurwitz as a master of the genrePraise for James BrabazonDont plan on sleeping Lee ChildA fullthrottle exercise in tension CRIMETIMEA thriller of an unusually classy calibre Financial TimesOutstanding I couldnt put this book down Andy McNab