{"product_id":"the-kill-switch-a-tucker-wayne-novel-isbn-9780062135254","title":"The Kill Switch: A Tucker Wayne Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood, the first installment in an exciting new thriller series based on the Sigma Force novels featuring former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his partner, Army working dog Kane, introduced in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eBloodline\u003c\/em\u003e and the e-original story \"Tracker.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his military working dog Kane are recruited by Sigma Force to extract a Russian pharmaceutical magnate from Siberia. A scientific genius, the drug tycoon holds the biological key to a new weapon system, a danger engineered from the ancient past to terrorize the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the frozen steppes of Russia to the sun-blasted savannahs of Africa, Tucker and Kane must piece together a mystery going back to the origins of life on Earth—before the ancient peril can destroy the heartland of America, and with it, all of humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho does the U.S. government call upon when a mission requires perfect stealth, execution, and discretion?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the two bestselling masters of action and political intrigue, James Rollins and Grant Blackwood, comes the first in a groundbreaking new series, featuring Captain Tucker Wayne and his stalwart military dog, Kane, both ripped from the pages of Sigma Force for their first solo adventure. It will take this uniquely talented pairing of man and beast to discover the earth-shattering truth behind . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Kill Switch \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mission seems simple enough: extract a pharmaceutical magnate from Russian soil, a volatile man who holds the secret to a deadly bioweapon. But nothing is as it appears to be. A desperate call from Painter Crowe, director of Sigma Force, thrusts Tucker and Kane into a frantic race to rescue the brilliant-but-deluded Abram Bukolov from a cadre of skilled assassins, a deadly team backed by a shadowy Russian general, a figure bent on revenge and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunted and betrayed at every turn, Tucker and Kane must discover the truth behind a biological threat, a horror out of the ancient past that can be weaponized to terrorize the modern world. The journey of discovery will take the pair across the frozen steppes of Russia to the sun-blasted savannahs of South Africa, from the war-torn mountains of Namibia to the snowy Great Lakes of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs time rapidly runs out, the deep and intimate bond between dog and soldier will be tested to the extreme. It will take all of their skill, talent, and, most of all, trust in each other to piece together a mystery going back to the origins of life on Earth, to discover the key to an ancient peril that can destroy the heartland of America, and, with it, the world.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[T]his fast moving story delivers plenty of the tension laced action readers expect from Rollins. The bond between Tucker and Kane is the best part of the tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonsters and Critics on THE KILL SWITCH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The taut and complex story sprints across the globe from Russia to Istanbul to southern Africa to the United States, and offers a diverse cast of well-developed characters and a tightly woven plot that intrigues, excites, and doesn’t let go.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review) on THE KILL SWITCH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fantastic adventure story with non-stop action [that] shows the close bond between dog and partner, and the readers will fall in love with this canine and his handler.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimespree Magazine on THE KILL SWITCH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers who have enjoyed the Sigma Force series will not only find this an entertaining thriller, but the collaboration of these two accomplished authors also adds another dimension to this exciting series.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookloons.ocm on THE KILL SWITCH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“James Rollins knows adventure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“James Rollins is a master of international action and intrigue.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From the hidden Indian treasure, to the Fort Knox secrets, to the conspiracy at the beginning of the United States \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Colony\u003c\/i\u003e gives you every reason why you’ll want to be a member of Sigma Force.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle on The Devil Colony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A spiraling, high-octane adventure, loaded with cutting-edge technology and jam-packed with action and mayhem.  This pulse-pounding thriller moves at mach speed.  James Rollins is clearly at the top of his game.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Berry, bestselling author of The Romanov Prophecy on Map of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The science... reads like the best of Michael Crichton. The machinations of government read like the best of David Baldacci. And the action and thrills read like the best of Clive Cussler. 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