Renowned thriller writer David Hagberg continues his New York Times bestselling Kirk McGarvey series with this riveting origin story for the CIA assassin in First Kill.
It is the beginning of Kirk McGarvey's career as a CIA black ops officer. Fresh out of the Air Force OSI, he receives his first assignment: assassinate a Chilean general known as the Butcher of Valparaiso, a monster who has tortured and killed more than one thousand dissidents at a soccer stadium in Valparaiso.
McGarvey manages to cross the border over the mountains from Argentina without being discovered, and even makes his way to the general's remote compound. But the odds are stacked against him. Chile's National Intelligence Agency, the ANI, has been warned of his approach and wants him to fail—and someone back home in Washington is working to make sure he does.
For this newly-minted assassin, killing the butcher is only the beginning.
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Review
“Hagberg’s books should be required reading in Washington.”
―Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of War
“Hagberg edges out Tom Clancy for commander of our uniquely American, military based thrillers and espionage novels: high-concept plot, non-stop action, insider knowledge of how things work out there in our complicated, high-combat world.”
―James Grady, New York Times bestselling author of Last Days of the Condor
“Hagberg runs in the same fast, high-tech track as Clancy.”
―New York Daily News
“Hagberg consistently delivers thrillers that truly thrill, with an uncanny ability to anticipate future headlines. Skill, experience, knowledge and a dedication to quality long have been hallmarks of his novels.”
―Ralph Peters, New York Times bestselling author of Judgment at Appomattox
“Hagberg is a master.”
―Larry Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Arctic Gambit
“If you want yesterday’s headlines, read The New York Times. If you want tomorrow’s read David Hagberg.”
―Ward Larsen, USA Today bestselling author of Assassin’s Code
About the Author
DAVID HAGBERG is a former Air Force cryptographer who has traveled extensively in Europe, the Arctic, and the Caribbean, and has spoken at CIA functions. He has published more than seventy novels of suspense, including Flash Points, Tower Down, and the bestselling Allah’s Scorpion , Dance with the Dragon , and The Expediter. He makes his home in Sarasota, Florida.