Jake Fonko Series

SAIGON, 1975. At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Army Ranger Jake Fonko heads to Saigon for a top secret mission: locate a missing CIA asset in Cambodia. Despite the unconventional request—Jake is a decorated soldier, not an international spy—he agrees to the CIA's directive. No sooner does Jake cross the border into Phnom Penh, however, when the Khmer Rouge roars into town. And as Jake fights to survive in the jungle warzone, the dots begin to connect, all pointing to a startling truth. Maybe that CIA asset was never really missing at all.

TEHRAN, 1978. Running low on cash, former Army Ranger Jake Fonko receives a freelance referral for an unlikely client: the Shah of Iran requires a capable bodyguard. The splintering Iranian factions have grown restless, and the Shah's popularity is waning. Jake heads to Tehran, but upon arriving, he soon realizes the job is far more dangerous than he first thought. As the country crumbles, Jake learns firsthand that the Shah's allies are no longer welcome. And Jake will have to rely on his extensive training and capable tongue if he wants to survive Tehran in one piece.

GRAND CAYMAN, 1983. When ex-Army Ranger Jake Fonko is hired for a routine job in the Caribbean, the first day of his mission doesn't turn out as planned. After stumbling into possession of highly sensitive financial documents from the BCCI, a bloody bank robbery, a barroom shootout, multiple aerial dogfights and a chopper crash in the Jamaican jungle welcome him to paradise. With no passport and no backup, Jake finds himself pursued by crooks, cartels, corrupt politicians, the CIA, and the KGB. If he wants to survive paradise, Jake must find a way out of a mess that's anything but routine. But are Jake's skills enough to escape the suffocating surveillance?

BELFAST, 1982. When an old surfing buddy refers ex-Army Ranger Jake Fonko to a cutting-edge car manufacturer in need of his unique skills, Jake ships off to Belfast. But protecting the manufacturer's local factory from the Irish Troubles turns out to be no small matter. As the civil war escalates, Jake's mission soon becomes far simpler: survive. And to escape Northern Ireland alive, Jake must become a double-agent for both sides—an explosive situation that will push his extensive training to its limits.

IRAQ, 1991. When former Army Ranger turned freelance gun-for-hire Jake Fonko receives a cushy "consulting" offer in Kuwait City, he hops a plane and heads out for what he expects will be a relaxing four week stay. Soon after Jake lands, however, Saddam Hussein's army blitzkriegs the city, trapping everyone inside. Now, Jake's new mission is simple: survive the broiling desert. But playing all the roles required to make it out alive will tax Jake's training and ironic wit to the breaking point. And Iraqi prisons are hardly hospitable to former American soldiers...

PHILIPPINES, 1986. After an old CIA associate blackmails former Army Ranger Jake Fonko into accepting a covert assignment, Jake heads to the Philippines. His mission? Clandestinely stop a communist uprising threatening critical US military bases in the region—along with one of America's staunchest allies: Ferdinand Marcos. But, of course, Jake's mission isn't really that simple—and so he must use his training and satirical wit to prevent the rebels from seizing the country. And to escape the conflict alive.

SERBIA, 1992. At the annual Bilderberg Conference, former Army Ranger Jake Fonko bumps into an old flame from his Cambodia adventure, and one thing leads to another. And another. And another. Until he finds himself caught between the Russian Mafia, a Hong Kong crime family and both sides in the Serbian Civil War.

MOSCOW, 1993. When an old friend calls former Army Ranger Jake Fonko with a desperate plea for help in retrieving stolen millions, Jake soon finds himself in the middle of post-communist Russia. But the shattered empire teeters on the brink of total collapse. And with trillions in wealth lying in wait for those intrepid—or crooked—enough to seize it, death lurks everywhere in the misery haunted streets. Which means that Jake must use all his training and wits if he wants to come out of Russia in one piece...

COLOMBIA, 1989. Former Army Ranger Jake Fonko's routine bodyguarding gig goes south when his client strands him in Medellin, Colombia. All alone, and without backup, Jake must make his way home on his own. And all that stands between Jake and his Malibu beach pad are: Two drug cartels. Four anti-drug efforts. One terrorist group. One covert CIA op. Two international arms smugglers. One tinpot dictator. Several candidates for The Worst Man in the World. One U.S. Army invasion. And Panama's impenetrable Darien jungle. Just another day at the office for Jake Fonko...