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Dead Drop

Rogue Warrior Thrillers #3 / 13
by Ian Loome
Dead Drop (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #3) by Ian Loome
⧗ 8.00 / 1
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Memphis is a powder keg. Bob Singleton just lit the fuse.

Ex-CIA assassin, Bob Singleton, is in Memphis when his past catches up with him – a former Russian operative, Alexi, recognizes Bob from the old days. Now a gangster, Alexi needs an elite killer to take out a rival and he knows he won’t find better than Bob.

Alexi kidnaps a friend of Bob’s and makes him an offer he can’t refuse – you’ll see your friend again if you kill my enemy, Victor. Bob has no choice but to play for time and accept the job.

Problem is, Victor is not an easy target. An eminent Russian mobster, he is well protected by a ruthless gang who will kill anyone who looks sideways at their boss. He’s also the target of a high-level FBI investigation and the Feds need Victor to keep on breathing.

As the war between Alexi and Victor turns explosive, Bob finds himself caught in the middle, taking on what seems like the entire Russian mafia. He’ll need every one of his lethal skills if he is to stay alive and save his friend.

The city on the Mississippi is hot as hell in summer… and it’s about to get a whole lot hotter.

Dead Drop — the next installment in a stunning new action thriller series. Perfect for fans of Jason Kasper, Jack Carr, and Lee Child.

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Release date: January 21, 2024

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Ian Loome

Ian Loome

Ian Loome (also writes as L. H. Thomson and Sam Powers) writes the kind of thrillers that feel like they've lived a life before landing in your hands — taut, restless, and always edged with hard-won experience. Raised between the quiet English village of Bierton and the turbulence of Angola during a communist regime, and later settling in Canada, Loome grew up in places where tension thrived under the surface. That early exposure to conflict and uncertainty shaped the pulse of his fiction, infusing every story with a sense of urgency and grit.

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Before turning full-time to crime fiction and espionage thrillers, Loome carved out a career as a journalist, chasing stories across Ontario and Alberta. Covering everything from foreign affairs to celebrity interviews, he developed a sharp instinct for human motivation — a skill that now fuels the morally complex characters in his novels. Whether it's Bob Singleton of the Rogue Warrior series, a former CIA assassin grappling with the shadows of his past, or Liam Quinn, an ex-convict turned private investigator walking the crumbling streets of Philadelphia, Loome’s protagonists are never just heroes or villains; they're survivors of their own messy histories.

Writing with an eye for suspense and a deep empathy for flawed souls, Loome built his early catalog under the pen names L.H. Thomson and Sam Powers before stepping forward under his own name. His work resonates with readers who crave thrillers that don’t just race to the end, but linger in the grey spaces where right and wrong blur.

Living with Asperger’s and ADHD, Loome brings a distinctive, finely attuned voice to every story he writes. When he's not building intricate plots or crafting sharp dialogue, he’s likely playing blues guitar — another outlet for the raw emotion that colors his fiction. Today, he lives in Canada with his partner, Lori, continuing to deliver gripping, atmospheric novels that reward readers who like their thrillers intelligent, fast-moving, and just a little dangerous.

Rogue Warrior Thrillers

Some battles never truly end — they just change shape.

In the Rogue Warrior thrillers, the line between justice and survival is razor-thin, and former CIA assassin Bob Singleton knows it better than anyone. Haunted by betrayals and missions that blurred the meaning of loyalty, Singleton now operates in the shadows of a world he once served, hunted by old enemies and former allies alike.

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Set against a backdrop of covert operations, dark conspiracies, and shifting global threats, the series trades the glamour of traditional spy fiction for something grittier — a landscape where violence leaves scars deeper than the ones on the surface. Singleton is no invincible hero; he’s a man worn thin by choices, constantly weighing the cost of redemption against the urge for revenge.

What sets this series apart isn't just the relentless pace or the sharp, unforgiving action scenes — it’s the raw humanity threaded through every chapter. Singleton’s journey is brutal, often bleak, but never empty. There’s a real weight to his battles, a sense that every decision could be his last, and that every ghost he carries has a name.

Drawing readers into a world of ruthless mercenaries, double-dealing operatives, and the unquiet ghosts of past missions, the Rogue Warrior books are built for fans of high-stakes espionage thrillers who crave more than just gunfights and car chases. They offer a dive into the mind of a man shaped — and nearly broken — by the very system he once believed in.

For readers who like their thrillers intelligent, ruthless, and crackling with tension, Bob Singleton’s story offers no easy answers — only hard truths and harder choices.


Rogue Warrior Thrillers consists of twelve books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Code Red (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #1)
★ 8.00 / 1
Blood Debt (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #2)
★ 8.00 / 1
Dead Drop (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #3)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Hell Bent (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #4)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Hard Country (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #5)
★ 8.00 / 1
Snake Eyes (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #6)
★ 8.00 / 1
Body Count (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #7)
★ 8.00 / 1
Dark Cargo (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #8)
★ 8.00 / 1
Hit List (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #9)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Kill Chain (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #10)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Rogue Asset (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #11)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Lethal Instinct (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #12)
Unrated
Rogue Warrior Thrillers Book 13 (Rogue Warrior Thrillers #13)
Unrated


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