The Chimera Vector (The Fifth Column #1)
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Damien and Jay don't exist. Officially.
Unofficially, they're black operatives with an impossible mission. One of their agency's best operatives has gone rogue, and they're sent to stop her.
But when Damien and Jay start to experience alternate memories and missing gaps in time, they realize there's more to this mission than they were supposed to know.
And their hunt for the truth will take them to some dangerous places...
"Packed with intense fight scenes and dizzying twists and turns, this is an adrenaline-pumping introduction to Farrugia's explosive new series." - Thriller of the Year, Apple Books
"This is a page-turner, skillfully told." - Aurealis
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