The Paris Betrayal

by James R. Hannibal

Overview

After a rough mission in Rome involving the discovery of a devastating bioweapon, Company spy Ben Calix returns to Paris to find his perfectly ordered world has collapsed. A sniper attack. An ambush. A call for help that brings French SWAT forces down on his head. Ben is out. This is a severance—reserved for incompetents and traitors.

Searching for answers and anticipating a coming attack, Ben and a woman swept up in his misfortunes must travel across Europe to find the sniper who tried to kill him, the medic who saved his life, the schoolmaster who trained him, and an upstart hacker from his former team. More than that, Ben must come to grips with his own insignificance as the Company's plan to stop Leviathan from unleashing the bioweapon at any cost moves forward without him—and he struggles against the infection that is swiftly claiming territory within his own body.

Award-winning author James R. Hannibal ratchets up the tension on every page of this suspenseful new thriller.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800738501
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

James R. Hannibal is no stranger to secrets and adventure. This former stealth pilot from Houston, Texas, has been shot at, locked up with surface-to-air missiles, and chased down a winding German road by an armed terrorist. He is a two-time Silver Falchion Award winner for his children's mysteries, a former Thriller Award nominee, and a 2020 Selah and Carol Award finalist for The Gryphon Heist—the opener for the CIA series that now includes Chasing the White Lion. James is a rare multisense synesthete, meaning all of his senses intersect. He sees and feels sounds and smells, and hears flashes of light. If he tells you the chocolate cake you offered smells blue and sticky, take it as a compliment.

Editorial Reviews

05/07/2021

Spy Ben Calix's operation and cover in Rome is blown when an informant attacks him, then gets away. He and his team split up, with Ben tracking the informant, only to watch him die a gruesome death from a bioweapon. Convinced the bioweapon is the work of a terrorist organization he's been tracking, Ben returns to his home in Paris to narrowly escape a sniper and French police. He's received a severance from the Company and is now persona non grata. As Ben tries to reclaim his life in the shadows and prevent a bioweapon from being unleashed on the world, he struggles against betrayals from every side and the realization he has few people left to trust. VERDICT Hannibal (Chasing the White Lion) writes a fast-paced, quick read thriller with crossover romantic elements loosely based on the Book of Job. Ben is often told to rely on faith, but otherwise this could be a secular novel, since the faith isn't implicitly religious. Recommended for libraries where Hannibal's books are popular.— Melanie C. Duncan, Washington Memorial Lib., Macon, GA

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