"David Rivers has returned from a brutal combat mission in Somalia with only one thing on his mind: revenge. After killing his teammates' betrayer, he's set his sights on the ultimate prize, assassinating the faceless mastermind who orchestrated their deaths from afar. And for the first time, that prize is within reach. In a feat accomplished by few, David has managed to secure an elusive meeting with the Handler- but nothing in his murderous past could possibly have prepared him for what happens when he finally meets his greatest enemy face-to-face. Before he can kill the Handler, David must first serve him once more. This time, the task is new: not to kill a target, but to defend one. As David negotiates a labyrinth of twisted loyalties in the violent slums of Rio de Janeiro, he realizes that the betrayal of his former teammates was just the beginning. But as a whirlwind of lethal confrontations in Rio brings David and the Handler together for the final time, he realizes that the consequences of his tireless search for vengeance might just be worse than death"--Provided by publisher.