After a limited nuclear war reshapes the world order, a burned-out sniper is pulled back into the shadows to stop a rogue intelligence cabal from hijacking America's future-one bullet at a time.

Twelve years after the First-Strike War turned Manhattan into a radioactive graveyard, former Delta Force marksman Griffin Mercer wants nothing more than peace in the Appalachian hills. But when his old handler comes knocking with news that things in the Provisional National Capital are not what they seem, he's forced to return to a world of secrets, shadows, and silent kills.

Now a reluctant operative for the Department of National Intelligence, Mercer finds himself alongside Sheila Dupree-the spotter he once carried through hell and back-and John Sparks-his old combat buddy. In their shadowed world, he uncovers a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of the U.S. government, threatening the very foundations of democracy: a plot to rewrite the future using fear, lies, and firepower.

Hunted by madmen, facing impossible odds, and racing against the clock, Mercer must choose between nation and duty-before a country burns.