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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence — operations in multiple countries; a bioweapon threat; confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The ancient weapon — what al-Qaeda found; how it was rediscovered; Harvath's investigation through historical layers
What this book is about
Intelligence suggests al-Qaeda has discovered a biological weapon based on ancient Greek fire — a formula that had been presumed lost. Scot Harvath investigates from Rome to the mountains of Afghanistan to stop the weapon from being deployed. Blowback is the fourth Scot Harvath novel — Thor at his most historically-layered.
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A biological weapon based on an ancient formula
Operations in Rome, Afghanistan — international scope
Fourth in the Scot Harvath series
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