
by JT Sawyer
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Added on February 10, 2026
For years, the former CIA operator had been hiding in plain sight.Now a kill squad has him in their cross-hairs. To the townspeople of Blayne, Utah, population 202, Nick Mercer was just a friendly thirty-something woodworker living in a small cabin at the end of a dirt road. But Nick also kept a fully stocked bug-out bag complete with a take-down sniper rifle, assorted passports and a pouch full of uncut diamonds hidden in the wall near his back door along with concealed surveillance cameras spread around his property.After a document forger is captured by authorities in Indonesia, Mercer’s aliases are eventually leaked to a powerful diamond broker with ties to Mercer’s past with the CIA in West Africa—a man who is willing to stop at nothing to hunt down the former agent.When a crew of private contractors disguised as FBI agents arrives in Blayne, Mercer discovers his primary escape route along the highway in southeastern Utah is cut off. Now, he must evade on foot through miles of rugged canyons.With seasoned assassins and a CIA grab team closing in, Nick Mercer must rekindle old survival skills to outrun them…and his past.For fans of Last of the Breed and Rambo: First BloodThis fast-paced survival-thriller is a stand-alone story that is connected with characters from the Search And Destroy Series.
Escape and EvadeThere were lots of unexpected twists and turns in the plot which madefor an enjoyable read. All in all a fun book.
Fast and Furious(2 1/2). Not much wasted effort here, just a great protagonist in Nick Mercer/Nate Hendrix and non stop action from the get go. Just a little shy of 200 pages, this takes no time at all to inhale. The plot is one of those old CIA type tales, where the past comes back to the present. We have a few solid side characters and a fun faithful dog to round things out. The desert makes a nice landscape to work in as well. Good stuff.
New book by IT SawyerVery quick read,one day could not put it down.This may be a new series hopefully with as many adventures as his previous series.Count me in to read them all. Thanks Mr. Sawyer.

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