About this Event
As World War II ended, one of its most terrifying weapons had yet to be unleashed.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor and New York Times bestselling author Ward Larsen serve up their signature “high-caliber suspense that keeps the pages flying” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) with this chilling new thriller rooted in one of the darkest secrets of World War II.
When two American archaeologists vanish while live-streaming an expedition deep in the jungles of Indonesia’s Halmahera Island, their final footage triggers a classified US intelligence alert dormant since 1945.
DIA bioweapons expert Dr. Sara Taylor and CIA operative Alex Ross are sent to investigate. What they uncover is no ordinary ruin, but a sealed WWII-era installation tied to Imperial Japan’s notorious Unit 731, a top-secret Nazi scientific program, and a forbidden series of wartime experiments erased from history.
But before Sara and Alex can determine what they’re dealing with, the site is breached by a powerful organization operating beyond the reach of any government—one intent on reshaping the global balance of power on its own terms.
What begins as a mission to rescue two missing Americans quickly becomes a race to stop a weapon hidden at the end of World War II from bringing civilization to its knees.
Contributor Bio(s)
Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-six thrillers, including Cold Zero, Black Ice (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), Near Dark (one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year), Backlash (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), Spymaster (“One of the all-time best thriller novels” —The Washington Times), The Last Patriot (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association), and Blowback (one of the “Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time” —NPR). Visit his website at BradThor.com and follow him on Facebook @BradThorOfficial, on Instagram @RealBradThor, and on X @BradThor.
Ward Larsen is a New York Times bestselling author and decorated Air Force veteran. An eight-time Florida Book Award winner, his thriller The Perfect Assassin has been optioned for film. Larsen brings real-world experience as a fighter pilot, federal agent, airline captain, and aircraft crash investigator to his high-stakes fiction. Visit him at WardLarsen.com and follow along on X at @WardLarsen.
Armand Schultz appeared on Broadway in The Herbal Bed, A View From The Bridge, and The Secret Rapture. He has performed extensively with The New York Shakespeare Festival and has been seen off-Broadway in the award winning Stuff Happens at The Public Theatre. His films include Vanilla Sky and Malcolm X.
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Oxford Exchange, 420 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, United States
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