Khan in Rasputin's Shadow |
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| Author:
| Huskins, Chad |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4327-1113-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Outskirts Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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No ones ever managed to spring a prisoner from Supermax-the nations most secure penitentiary and home to societys most dangerous criminals. But thats not going to stop Khan from trying. Hes a former U.S. Special Forces operative-turned-contractor for a mysterious covert agency called the Axis Group. His mission? Extract a mysterious prisoner known only as Prisoner 866. Along for the ride is Rasputin, another operative and a lifelong survivalist, tracker, and stealth expert. Together,...
More DescriptionNo ones ever managed to spring a prisoner from Supermax-the nations most secure penitentiary and home to societys most dangerous criminals. But thats not going to stop Khan from trying. Hes a former U.S. Special Forces operative-turned-contractor for a mysterious covert agency called the Axis Group. His mission? Extract a mysterious prisoner known only as Prisoner 866. Along for the ride is Rasputin, another operative and a lifelong survivalist, tracker, and stealth expert. Together, these two men must put their separate approaches aside to find a way inside Supermaxs walls-unbeknownst to its 2,000 security cameras, watchdogs, motion detectors, heat sensors, and gun towers.But when the pair discover an assassin has been hired to silence them both, Axiss motives and origins are called into question, and Khan and Rasputin find themselves in a fight for survival. Who is Prisoner 866? Why does Axis want him so badly? And just who are the minds behind the Axis Group? Khan and Rasputin must answer these questions in time to save their mission-and themselves.Khan in Rasputins Shadow mixes Tom Clancy-style suspense with high-stakes intrigue for a keeps-you-guessing, fast-paced and savvy thriller, right up until the shocking finale.