Element 42 // Death and the Damned — Seeley James

When you stumble onto a mass grave and mercenaries bolt from the jungle to hunt you down.Get the opening salvo in the bestselling Sabel Security series and dive into a world of adventure, thrills, and humor today.

Veteran bodyguard Jacob Stearne aims to spend quality time with his heiress-boss during a charitable mission to Borneo. Building a school seems simple enough until the locals give chase. She won't say what she did to provoke them, but providing her protection just flipped from being a mini-vacation to a death sentence.

Athlete Pia Sabel intended to put her fortune to use helping educate isolated children. When corrupt officials force her to flee, she remains haunted by the sight of dead and dying villagers. Without evidence of murder, international authorities dismiss her as simply rich and spoiled. Her obsession even grates on the Sabel Security team. Then one of their own contracts a highly contagious disease.

Her friend is near death. A mole in her ranks tries to destroy her. Pia turns to Jacob and his questionable sanity to help bring the guilty to justice. When their primary suspects turn up dead, she must recalculate the evidence. Can Jacob and Pia expose the conspiracy before a tyrant unleashes an apocalyptic virus?

Praise for Seeley James' Sabel Security series

Jacob Stearne is Jack Reacher … without the sanity â€" Paul Westmoreland

Pia Sabel reminds me of a young Eve Dallas, or a tragic Daenerys, always driven to succeed â€" Ingrid Anderson

The twists in Seeley James stories are better than Steve Berry, Tom Clancy, or John Sandford â€" David Gormer

Jacob and his sidekick god, Mercury are two of the best characters ever created â€" Cheryl Dalton

The intricate plotting in Sabel Security novels creates a world you'll love to get lost in â€" Pat Chapman

Plenty of edge of the seat suspense, a splash of well-timed humor, and adventures that leave you wanting more â€" Susan Gainoutdinov

You can feel them facing evil, staring it in the face and saying, "Bring it on!" â€" Ann Graham

Get the opening salvo in the bestselling Sabel Security series and dive into a world of adventure, thrills, and humor today.