{"product_id":"the-blood-of-patriots-and-traitors-volume-2-paperback","title":"The Blood of Patriots and Traitors: Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames a. Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Best Books Award for Best Thriller\/Adventure Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Russian Defector-- A Worldwide Dragnet-- A Looming Assassination-- Max Geller is back in Moscow\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormer CIA Russia expert Max Geller is recovering from an intense mission while lying low in Australia, enjoying his sudden wealth in the company of his new girlfriend. But his beachy bliss is short-lived when Max, while relaxing by the ocean, is ambushed by the CIA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe soon learns that his girlfriend, Vanessa, is being used as blackmail by his former CIA boss, Rodney, to convince Max to go to Moscow. His mission? Smuggle out a defector with knowledge of a secret Kremlin war plan. Max is wanted by the Russians, so the defector could be bait to lure him into the hands of his old enemy, FSB Colonel Zabluda. But it's either Max or Vanessa who must go, so Max takes the bait and heads off. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Max is spotted in Moscow, Zabluda launches a manhunt, pursuing him and the defector across country lines. Max and the defector race to evade countless attacks and attempts at capture as they escape to the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill they make it in time? And what happens when the defector reveals crucial information that indicates U.S. democracy could be in peril? Max must figure out a way to avoid capture and halt imminent attacks-- before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Daniel Silva and Nelson DeMille\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the novels in the Max Geller Spy Thriller Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe President's Dossier\u003cbr\u003eThe Blood of Patriots and Traitors\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is a former Army officer, a paratrooper, and combat veteran with Pentagon experience in oversight of Army intelligence operations. For twenty years, he lived in Europe and travelled to Russia, North Africa, and the Far East. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Iran Contradictions\u003c\/i\u003e, is an international historical thriller and was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year Award and USA Best Book Award. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Patriots and Traitors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the second novel in The Max Geller Spy Thriller Series and follows \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe President's Dossier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--which was named the 2020 Best Thriller\/Adventure Novel by American Book Fest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47373618577586,"sku":"9781608096053","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/14928ad22ac1fba7bdabecee6c085b1d.webp?v=1777661737","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-blood-of-patriots-and-traitors-volume-2-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}