• Without Sanction

  • A Matt Drake Novel, Book 1
  • By: Don Bentley
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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Without Sanction

By: Don Bentley
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

After surviving a clandestine operation that went tragically wrong, Matt Drake escaped Syria with his life, but little else. Now, to save the life of another, he must return to Syria and confront his biggest failure in a stunning thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy Target Acquired and Hostile Intent.

Defense Intelligence Agency operative Matt Drake broke a promise. A promise that cost three people their lives and crippled his best friend. Three months later, he's paralyzed by survivor's guilt and haunted by the memories of the fallen. Matt may have left Syria, but Syria hasn't left him.

In the midst of his self-imposed exile, Matt is dragged back into the world of espionage and assets that he tried to forget. A Pakistani scientist working for an ISIS splinter cell has created a terrifying weapon of mass destruction. The scientist offers to defect with the weapon, but he trusts just one man to bring him out of Syria alive—Matt Drake.

It’s a suicide mission—one man against an army of terrorists. Still, with stakes this high, Matt has no choice but to try. He’s going in on high alert, but he’s blind to his greatest vulnerability. His most dangerous enemy is closer to home—not on the battlefield, but in the Oval Office.

©2020 Donald Burton Bentley II (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Sensationally good—I want more Matt Drake.”—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Don Bentley’s Without Sanction is seriously one of the most compelling debuts in recent memory. Brilliantly crafted and written, this book is a thoroughly riveting read and Don Bentley is an exciting new voice in the thriller world.”—Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Without Sanction knocks it out of the park! His hard won wisdom and experience from time downrange grip the reader from the first page to the last. Sign me up for an early read of book two!”—Jack Carr, New York Times bestselling author of Savage Son

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It is Very Good.

Listened to the book to get a feel for Don Bentley as he is taking over the Mitch Rapp series. I did not have high expectations, it is his first novel after all. Blew my mind how good it was.

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