The Orhan Girl: Book 9 in the Dan Stone Series (Assassin Series)

Jihadists plot a kidnapping that causes Europe to erupt in turmoil. Our own CIA comes under pressure to produce results. Dan must pursue those responsible deep into the Caucasus while trying to remain under our country’s radar as politics raises its ugly head. It has become personal for Dan, and despite the overwhelming odds against a successful rescue, he pursues those responsible.

Against the wishes of his handlers, Dan takes on the task of rescuing a runaway girl and killing her captor. Dan’s decision leads him on a dangerous chase through Croatia, Slovenia and Austria with a drug addled girl and two killers on his tail. He’s following a dark and deadly labyrinth of deceit, treachery and depravity that ends with a deadly terrorist attack that Dan must try to stop.

Dan is dropped into the Chihuahuan desert to assassinate the head of the Sinaloa cartel. When his extraction is botched, his mission suddenly becomes more complex and dangerous. He flees into the desert where he gets lost and death threatens. There he meets a shaman who shows him the spiritual dimension to life and how Dan is part of a larger story going on, a battle between good and evil, light and darkness. The shaman takes Dan on a spirit journey and Dan’s world suddenly gets more complicated than he ever imagined.
The Indian mystic sends Dan on an additional mission which challenges his sanity and may cost him his life. Along the way he tries to save the beautiful wife and children of the drug lord he had assassinated. Dan has to complete the tasks given him by the shaman without help from his CIA handlers and then try to make it out of the country on his own.
If you’re a fan of Jack Reacher or Mitch Rapp, you’ll enjoy Dan Stone’s adventures in this action packed thriller.