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The Enemies of My Country

Shadow Strike #1 / 10
by Jason Kasper
The Enemies of My Country (Shadow Strike #1) by Jason Kasper
★ 8.00 / 2
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While on a covert mission in Syria, CIA special operator David Rivers has just discovered the enemy’s newest target…his own family.

David Rivers is an elite-level assassin. A veteran operator who has served as a Ranger, a mercenary, and now as a CIA contractor conducting covert action around the world.

In his secluded mountain home in Virginia, however, David Rivers lives the quiet life of a family man. His cover legend is so strong that even his wife doesn’t know the true nature of his work.

Half a world away, on a mission to assassinate a foreign operative, Rivers uncovers intelligence pointing to an imminent attack on US soil. Now he must hunt down the terrorists before it’s too late.

But there was something impossibly chilling about this particular intel.

The target is in his hometown...

...and David Rivers’ wife and daughter are mentioned by name.

From former Green Beret and USA TODAY best selling author Jason Kasper comes a thriller perfect for fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Jack Carr.

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Release date: January 15, 2021

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Jason Kasper

Jason Kasper

Jason Kasper doesn’t write thrillers that let you breathe easy. He writes the kind that drag you into the shadows and keep you there, pulse ticking, until the final chapter. His work is a high-wire act of tension and authenticity—because he’s not just imagining danger. He’s lived it.

Before turning to fiction, Kasper served as a U.S. Army Special Forces officer, with combat deployments in Afghanistan and a firsthand understanding of the stakes behind the missions. That real-world experience bleeds through every page of his bestselling Shadow Strike and Spider Heist series. You can feel it in the precision of the action scenes, in the way his characters calculate risk and navigate chaos. These aren’t just thrillers—they’re field-tested adrenaline shots.

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But Kasper’s writing isn’t all brawn and bullets. What makes his books stand out in the crowded world of military and covert ops fiction is the emotional grit behind the gunfire. His protagonists are as haunted as they are hardened—men and women trying to hold onto a sliver of humanity while surviving worlds that demand the opposite. Whether it’s David Rivers, the conflicted former Ranger walking a tightrope of loyalty and revenge, or shadowy operatives with questionable pasts, Kasper digs into the moral ambiguity that defines real-world conflict.

His storytelling is stripped-down, urgent, and razor-sharp—perfect for fans of gritty special ops thrillers with a psychological edge. Over the years, Kasper has built a loyal readership, and his books consistently hit Amazon’s bestseller lists in categories like espionage, military action, and crime thrillers. It’s not just because he knows his subject matter. It’s because he never forgets the cost of violence, even when it’s justified.

Originally from the United States, Kasper now channels his experiences into fiction full-time, balancing authenticity with an instinct for suspense that keeps readers flipping pages late into the night. In a genre where realism and storytelling don’t always go hand-in-hand, Kasper strikes that rare balance—and does it with precision.

Shadow Strike

In the murky world of covert warfare, there are operations so classified they don’t officially exist—and men trained to vanish before their shadows hit the ground. That’s the brutal, high-stakes terrain the Shadow Strike series plunges into, delivering a relentless blend of psychological intensity, tactical precision, and moral complexity.

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Set against a backdrop of global hotspots and political deception, this special ops thriller series follows an elite team operating deep in the gray zone—where laws blur, enemies wear no uniforms, and a single wrong move can trigger a global crisis. These aren’t heroes in the traditional sense. They’re damaged, deadly, and deeply aware that the most dangerous threats often come from within their own ranks.

Each book in the series tightens the screws a little more—layering high-octane action with the kind of emotional tension that lingers. Missions spiral. Loyalties fracture. And beneath the surface-level bravado lies something darker: a reckoning with the toll of violence and the price of silence. It’s this raw, grounded storytelling that keeps readers hooked—not just the explosions, but the aftermath.

Gritty, fast-paced, and unflinchingly real, this is a world where survival means staying invisible, staying sharp, and trusting no one. For fans of military thrillers with a brain—and a body count—the Shadow Strike series hits with the force of a breach charge: sudden, shattering, unforgettable.


Shadow Strike consists of ten books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Enemies of My Country (Shadow Strike #1)
★ 8.00 / 2
Last Target Standing (Shadow Strike #2)
★ 7.00 / 2
Covert Kill (Shadow Strike #3)
★ 7.00 / 2
Narco Assassins (Shadow Strike #4)
★ 7.00 / 2
Beast Three Six (Shadow Strike #5)
★ 7.00 / 2
The Belgrade Conspiracy (Shadow Strike #6)
★ 6.50 / 2
Lethal Horizon (Shadow Strike #7)
★ 6.50 / 2
Congo Nightfall (Shadow Strike #8)
★ 6.50 / 2
Rogue Frontier (Shadow Strike #9)
★ 6.50 / 2
Final Strike (Shadow Strike #10)
★ 6.50 / 2


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