Dark Waters
A Raisa Jordan Thriller
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Publisher Description
Raisa "Rae" Jordan, an agent for the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, isn't in Israel for more than a day before her predecessor is killed in a Tel Aviv square. Assigned to investigate the assassination of one of her own, she must also protect Judge Ben Taylor and his teenage daughter. They may be the sniper's next target and are most certainly being threatened by a desperate cadre of terrorists with their sights set on the Secretary of State's upcoming visit. But is an attack on the Secretary of State all that they have planned or is that just the beginning?
There are no protocols for this kind of a situation, and following the rules is exactly the kind of thing that could get the Taylors killed. To subvert an attack that could crush the fledgling peace in the Middle East, Jordan must trust her instincts and bring together a contentious team of agents from Israel, the U.S., and the Palestinian territories to uncover a conspiracy years in the making.
With millions of lives hanging in the balance, Dark Waters, Chris Goff's explosive new thriller, is a series debut that mirrors global headlines and will have you frantically turning pages.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Goff's strong first thriller, a series opener, introduces Raisa Jordan, an agent for the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service who's assigned to Tel Aviv as the assistant regional security officer. American judge Ben Taylor and his 11-year-old daughter, Lucy, survive but appear to have been additional targets in the very public double assassination of a Palestinian with links to the Palestinian Liberation Committee and Raisa's predecessor as ARSO. The two victims were involved in a botched exchange of USB drives. Ben refuses to leave Tel Aviv, but the secretary of state is due to arrive shortly, so only Raisa and a small Marine detachment can safeguard him and Lucy. Raisa must also discover the nature of the information being exchanged in order to discern the goals of all parties involved. Figures from Raisa's past complicate matters further, while allies and enemies are difficult to differentiate. Goff (A Sacrifice of Buntings) doesn't try to minimize the region's political complexities.
