The Third Consequence — Chris Stewart

From the author of Kill Box and Shattered Bone comes Chris Stewart's Next Timely techno thriller. In an event that shifts the balance of world power unlike anything since World War II, Iran begins testing its first nuclear weapons. Within hours of the explosion, Iran flexes its muscles-dictating a complete embargo of Middle East oil shipments to the U.S. Faced with enormous economic consequences, America pressures Saudi Arabia into breaking the embargo. Iran vows retribution, shutting down shipping through the entire Persian Gulf and threatening to destroy any tanker defying their commands. U.S. Air Force pilot Ryan C. Callan is sent in to join an elite group of fighter pilots charged with protecting American tankers as they make their way through the Gulf. Callan begins his mission only to soon discover that his team and the tankers are being destroyed one by one. As Callan quickly struggles to make sense of the chaos surrounding him, he comes to a horrible realization - the country which has locked him in target range is not Iran, but his own.