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  • Published: 1 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241807521
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $45.00

The Kill Chain




A high-octane thriller by a former defence intelligence operator and agent-runner that bleeds authority and authenticity

When a British Special Forces team vanishes on a mission inside Russian Kaliningrad, retired intelligence office Brock investigates. Uncovering whispers of a traitor in British ranks, Brock teams up with an off-the-books SBS unit, REDKNIFE. As reports of further failed British Military operations emerge, and the dots connect across Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Britain and beyond, all leads point to one man: Lawrence Taylor. But when Taylor is shot dead by his own wife, MI5 officer Anna, the threat - and the truth - doesn't die with him. NOMAD is still out there: waiting, watching. And it seems Anna's secrets run deeper than anyone suspects...

  • Published: 1 November 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241807521
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $45.00

About the author

James E. Mack

James E. Mack served in the Royal Marines before passing selection for a special operations unit. During his subsequent military career, he operated against terrorist organisations around the globe, going undercover, running surveillance and thwarting extremist attacks. Having survived shootings, bombings, double agents and kidnap attempts, James now works as a freelance counter insurgency advisor to UK and international agencies, and has played a key role in civilian extractions, counter-terror operations and anti-poaching programs across thirty countries. He lives on the remote west coast of Scotland, where he skis and surfs.