Daedalus
A James Hardley Thriller
- Thriller
- Suspense
Before he was the master of mission planning, John Weatherby was a boy from a coastal English town with a drive for something greater. Known by the callsign Daedalus, his career through the elite 22 SAS and MI6 defined the standard for covert direct action. He was the man who made the impossible look easy, the handler who forged the world’s deadliest operatives. Now, Daedalus is dead. In the wake of his kidnapping and ultimate sacrifice, his proteges—the lethal James 'Rock' Hardley and the operative known as Mongoose—are left to navigate a world without their North Star. But Weatherby didn't leave them empty-handed. From beyond the grave, a final directive arrives, introducing them to Thomas Lockwood, callsign Orion. A veteran planner with a god-of-war namesake, Orion must prove he can fill the vacuum left by a legend. The team’s first test: a high-stakes conspiracy within Italy’s internal security agency. A shadow official is selling out the state to the Cosa Nostra, and the agency needs an outside scalpel to cut out the rot. As Orion struggles to master the delicate art of the handler, the team must evolve or die. From the rugged Dinaric Alps to the ancient streets of Rome, the Icarus legacy continues, proving that while legends may fall, their plans never fail.
