Third Option

The Chinese Navy has unleashed a game-changing weapon that will tip the balance of power in the Pacific. Harrison Kohl, newly appointed Director of the CIA's Special Activities Center, faces an impossible assignment: acquire the plans for China's new long-range, superfast torpedo. As Commander Janet Everett, commanding officer of the USS Illinois, tracks the Chinese Navy from under the waves of the South China Sea, Kohl's team makes a risky move to recruit an asset from the Chinese development team. They find only more bad news: the new weapon is far more advanced than they realized. The Chinese are preparing to test-fire the torpedo, proving its power to the world. Amidst this devastating intelligence, Harrison sees an opportunity to execute one of the boldest covert actions in the history of the CIA. But an operation of this scale requires a massive diversion. The US Navy and Everett will have to challenge the powerful Chinese Navy in the contested waters of the South China Sea-without letting their power play spiral into World War Three. David Bruns and J.R. Olson, authors of the acclaimed Command and Control series, unleash their trademark blend of action, intrigue, and military authenticity in Weapons Free, book one in The Third Option series. Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy and Brad Thor.

A hostage situation threatens to ignite a global crisis. A brutal raid in Africa takes an American hostage-Doctor Samantha Fremont-turning a regional strike into an international emergency. Because this captive isn't just any American-she's the daughter of a powerful senator. And the United States has one narrow advantage: her captors don't know who they've taken… yet. Fremont finds herself at the center of a criminal alliance between Mexican cartels and extremists in Africa's Sahel region. The trans-Atlantic syndicate keeps the drug pipeline to Europe flowing and reaps billions in profits. Harrison Kohl, Director of the CIA's Special Activities Center, is given an urgent directive from the President: find Fremont before her captors discover her true identity. But Kohl faces an enemy with deadly capabilities on both sides of the Atlantic. Armed with cutting-edge weapons, cloaked by advanced operational security, and backed by billions in illicit funding, the syndicate is more than a threat-it's a revolution in organized violence. As conventional methods fail, Kohl chooses to activate a disavowed asset and launch an off-the-books operation to rescue the doctor and destroy the syndicate-before it's too late. From David Bruns and J. R. Olson, the authors of Command and Control, will devour this pulse-pounding thriller in the tradition of Tom Clancy and Vince Flynn, where covert operations and great-power rivalry collide.