Dead End — Jack Patterson

Cal has never had a deadline with so much pressure and so many lives at stake . . .

When a famous Russian journalist ends up murdered in his own home, his death barely makes the news. But in his final dying breath, he gave his daughter some information and one last wish: Get the information to Cal Murphy.

In Russia to cover the World Cup soccer tournament, Cal learns of a turf war developing between two rival Eastern European mafia gangs -- and how thousands of innocent people could be the collateral from the two groups' impending clash.

Instead of solving a murder, Cal must do whatever he can to prevent a terrorist act that could leave thousands dead, all while navigating the dicey U.S.-Russian political waters and dodging the FSB agents owned by the mafia. Cal has never before been on an assignment this dangerous . . .