Desmond “Dez” Limerick possesses a rare and specialized skill set that makes him the go-to operative when shadowy government agencies need someone they can trust. As a trained gatekeeper, he can breach any entrance, hold it open for the duration of a mission, and maintain airtight control over who passes through. When a team of…
Prologue Ten months ago, Budapest Ash is twenty-three. She stands five-foot-two, rail thin, with genetic roots in Europe, in the Middle East, in Asia. She studied dance and gymnastics, even competed in the latter, successfully. Her hair is dyed a pale blue. She doesn’t speak often, but when she does, she is soft-spoken. She has…
Byrne brings back Desmond Aloysius Limerick (Dez), a special ops expert, in this terrific follow-up to The Gatekeeper. When Dez was active, he kept the ways in and out open and the teams alive. When a young woman, Raziah, calls him for help, he heads to Portland. Her journalist sister, Jaleh, was attacked, which appears…
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PROLOGUE Two Years Ago Desmond Aloysius Limerick has been ordered to fly into Baku, Azerbaijan, under a false name, carrying nothing but a change of clothes and a paperback Michel Bussi mystery in the original French. He’s met by a woman he knows to be a British agent, MI6. She’s Pakistani and English, lovely, five-five,…
