From the USA Today bestselling author of Robert Ludlum’s Treadstone series, former Air Force PJ Travis Lane returns in this explosive sequel to The Guardian.
Eighteen months after joining Broadside Solutions—a covert security firm staffed with elite military operatives—Lane has earned a reputation as the man who never loses a client. But the missions are getting murkier, the objectives less clear, and the line between protector and pawn is starting to blur.
When a routine recovery op in the Swiss Alps turns into a deadly ambush that kills one of his men, Lane demands answers. What he uncovers is ORWELL: an advanced AI built to predict digital threats before they happen.
But what was designed to protect has evolved to hunt—and someone wants it unleashed.
Ordered to protect the one man capable of stopping ORWELL from destabilizing the world, Lane is thrust into a global manhunt against a shadow enemy with unlimited reach. From the glittering streets of Monaco to the neon-drenched underworld of Macau, Lane dives into a relentless chase against an enemy with eyes everywhere.
In a world where AI controls the battlefield, the only way to survive is to abandon the tech he’s relied on and trust the instincts that made him who he is.
The future is watching. And Travis Lane is the only one willing to fight it
Joshua Hood joined the army after graduating with an English degree from the University of Memphis and served as a squad leader with the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Afghanistan, where he was decorated for valor in Operation Furious Pursuit. A former SWAT team member with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department in Memphis, Tennessee, he is a USA Today bestselling author of several books, including Robert Ludlum’s Treadstone series. He lives in Collierville, Tennessee, with his wife and two children.