Terry Hayes， author of the #1 global bestseller I Am Pilgrim， returns with a terrifying and eagerly awaited new thriller。 If， like Kane， you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA， then boundaries have no meaning。 Your function is to go in， do whatever is required， and get out again--by whatever means necessary。 You know when to run， when to hide--and when to shoot。 But some places don't play by the rules。 Some places are too dangerous， even for a man of Kane's experience。 The badlands where the borders of Pakistan， Iran， and Afghanistan meet are such a place--a place where violence is the only way to survive。 Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West--but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction。 A frightening， clever， vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart。。。