Ezra "Ghost" Cain can see everything through his rifle scope — the target's face, the child in the path, the wife who will scream. What he can't see is who is feeding his missions to the enemy.

When his mentor is killed in a mortar attack that was meant to look like combat — but wasn't — Ghost is sent deep into the U Minh Forest on a mission to eliminate a Viet Cong shadow commander. His spotter is the best in the Teams. His intelligence comes from a woman who has buried her husband, her sister, and her fear. His enemy is a sniper the locals call the Florist, who leaves an orchid on every body.

But the jungle is the least dangerous thing out here. Three operations have been compromised. Someone with access to the mission orders is passing coordinates to the other side. And the deeper Ghost pushes into the mangrove, the more the evidence points toward someone he trusts.

The scope sees everything. The question is whether Ghost will survive what it shows him.

Dead Drift is a riveting Vietnam War thriller with the tactical authenticity of Jack Carr, the moral weight of Tim O'Brien, and a sniper duel that will leave you holding your breath. This is the first book in the Ezra Cain series.

For readers who love Jack Carr, Brad Taylor, Vince Flynn, and Mark Greaney.

Ezra Cain will return.