Explosive, riveting and packs a powerful punch! Ward Larsen crushes it with Assassin’s Dawn, a killer prequel novella that provides a window into the beginning of Israeli covert operative David Slaton’s Mossad career.
After completing a relatively straightforward covert mission in Luxembourg to download information from a terrorist financier’s computer, things go sideways for Slaton and his team when the target is found dead the following morning. Knowing they’ll be prime suspects, the team disperses and hightails it towards neighboring countries. As soon as Slaton makes it over the border into Belgium, he learns that the target’s brother, the very terrorist who engineered an attack 3 years ago that killed Slaton’s wife and daughter, is likely in Luxembourg. Going against orders at first before influencing Mossad at the highest levels, Slaton heads back consequences be damned. Along the way he devises an intricate plan to thwart the terrorist’s plans. All that’s left is to exact his revenge and achieve the peace of mind he’s been desperately seeking.
David Slaton is a tremendously underrated character and it’s awesome to get a glimpse at his past to see how he got his start. Readers of the series have known about his incredibly capable skillset since he burst on the scene with The Perfect Assassin in 2008. But now Assassin’s Dawn provides critical pieces to the puzzle that is David Slaton. From how he excelled in sniper training to what events motivate him to do what he does, this story is a wonderful gift to Slaton fans.
As a novella Assassin’s Dawn may be short on pages, but it’s long on fascinating details, heart-thumping action and international intrigue. Ward Larsen provides a full-length novel’s worth of stellar plot and twists into this short form book. And much like his protagonist, Ward is criminally underrated and deserves a wider audience. But good news thriller fans! If you haven’t yet read your first Ward Larsen/David Slaton book, Assassin’s Dawn is the perfect place to start. But be warned that reading this story will hook you on the series and is guaranteed to increase your TBR pile. You can thank me later.
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