After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.
Vlad of Transylvania is a prince trying to protect his people from an impossible Ottoman demand — tribute in the form of a thousand boys, including his own son. With no army strong enough to resist, he makes a deal in a mountain cave with something ancient and predatory. He gains extraordinary power. He has three days to use it. And if he tastes blood before those three days are up, he becomes a monster permanently.
