{"product_id":"2940196877421","title":"Desert Mirage (The Black Files, #4)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe desert reveals what the ice kept buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Iranian Revolution is gathering momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Soviet Union is expanding its reach across the Persian Gulf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestern intelligence agencies are losing control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Task Force Sentinel is quietly reactivated, Major John Rourke discovers that a covert network operating since the early years of the Cold War has resurfaced. Hidden inside international banking systems, intelligence agencies, energy companies and diplomatic circles lies an organization capable of manipulating governments without ever appearing on the battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the investigation spreads across Washington, Vienna, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, old loyalties begin to fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrusted friends carry dangerous secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran engineer Alan Pierce faces a reckoning years in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Vega uncovers financial networks linking Soviet operatives to an impending coup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the mysterious Sergei Volkov continues playing a game where every move is several years ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith global oil supplies hanging in the balance and superpowers edging toward confrontation, Task Force Sentinel must stop an operation designed to change history before the first shot of a much larger war is fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesert Mirage\u003c\/strong\u003e combines meticulous historical research, authentic military operations and high-level intelligence tradecraft into a sweeping Cold War thriller inspired by the classic espionage novels of Tom Clancy and Frederick Forsyth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew R Hull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48456096841969,"sku":"2940196877421","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940196877421_p0.jpg?v=1785411184","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940196877421","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}