An escaped war criminal. A fallen teammate. A blackout that could start World War III.

When a Russian intelligence officer vanishes after a deadly raid in Ukraine, the world believes he is dead.

He isn’t.

Sergei Lebedev resurfaces inside the United States and unleashes a crippling cyberattack that collapses the American power grid. Cities go dark. Defenses go blind. As panic spreads, China prepares to strike Taiwan.

Defense Clandestine Service operator Matt Scales knows the blackout is not the real attack. It is the opening move.

Still reeling from the death of his teammate, Matt races to uncover how Lebedev escaped and why the same malicious code crippling America is now targeting Taiwan’s infrastructure. The answer points to a coordinated Russian-Chinese operation designed to paralyze U.S. response and assassinate Taiwan’s president before anyone can react.

With time running out, Matt teams up with April Knight, a former SEAL Team Six Black Squadron operator who once saved his life, and Chin Ho, a DOE physicist who first identified the grid-killing virus. Together, they hunt a traitor inside their own ranks while racing across continents to stop a war that will be over before the world realizes it has begun.

If they fail, America will descend into chaos, Taiwan will fall, and millions will die in the dark.

From the battlefields of Ukraine to the streets of Santa Barbara, Bear in the Dragon’s Shadow delivers tactical realism, relentless pacing, and high-stakes geopolitics. Perfect for readers of Jack Carr, Don Bentley, Mark Greaney, and Brad Taylor.

Read it now before the next war begins without warning