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Dark Country

by Adam Plantinga

A fugitive past meets a dangerous manhunt

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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    USA Today bestselling author

    The metadata describes Adam Plantinga as a USA Today bestselling author.

  • Critical praise

    Praise from Jack Carr

    Jack Carr praises the book as “Brutal, unflinching and honest. A true triumph!”

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A fugitive past meets a dangerous manhunt

After disappearing from Detroit, former police officer Kurt Argento has built a quiet, assumed-name life as a church handyman in Barton, South Dakota. That refuge breaks when he intervenes to protect Majed, a seventeen-year-old Syrian refugee being pursued by two men. Their journey west turns the premise into an espionage-tinged thriller about a protective promise, a vulnerable young target, and powerful forces seeking whatever he knows or carries. The small-town starting point and the widening pursuit connect Argento’s attempt at anonymity with a threat that reaches beyond an apparent street-level dispute.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers of suspense and espionage thrillers
  • Those interested in stories about a former police officer protecting a young refugee
  • Readers who enjoy manhunt plots that begin in a small-town setting

Themes

Protection and obligationLife under an assumed identityRefugee experiencePursuit and hidden threats

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Book overview

Argento finds himself shielding a teenage boy caught up in a manhunt in this explosive installment of the Kurt Argento series, from USA Today bestselling author, Adam Plantinga.

"Brutal, unflinching and honest. A true triumph!."--Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List and The Fourth Option

After the bloodshed in Fenton, Arizona, former Detroit cop Kurt Argento had to disappear. He reemerges in the small town of Barton, South Dakota, working under an assumed name as a church handyman. It's a serene existence of tending to the church grounds and avoiding questions. Until he meets seventeen-year-old Majed, a Syrian refugee trying to build a life in Barton with his single mother, as he's running for his life.

Two men with hard eyes are close behind. Argento steps in, and Majed's pursuers retreat with a thin excuse about a stolen wallet. It's a story Argento doesn't buy for a second. Digging deeper, he uncovers something far more lethal than a street-level shakedown. Majed isn't just in trouble--he's a target. And the hunters are closing in.

To safeguard Majed, Argento hits the road with the boy, pushing west. And along the way it becomes clear that whatever Majed knows--or carries--someone powerful wants it and will kill to get it. But Argento can't let that happen. Because he's made a promise. Protect the boy. Or die trying.

"Explosive and compelling!" --Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Still See You Everywhere
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