Fade In

A Thriller

De: Kyle Mills

Narrado por: Will Damron

Audio contains an exclusive bonus conversation between award-winning narrator Will Damron and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kyle Mills.

When an ex-Navy SEAL ends up injured and imprisoned, a shadowy ring of power brokers offers him the only way out—through a high-stakes military mission. An unmissable, "searing, cerebral, high-stakes knockout" (Prairies Book Review) international political espionage thriller.

"Wall to wall action. Great book," as recommended by bestselling thriller author Brad Thor on Today.
"Fade is a badass operator whom even a coma can’t stop. . . . Plenty of action, plenty of fun." —Kirkus Review

When ex-navy SEAL Salam “Fade” al-Fayed steps in front of a sniper’s bullet, he assumes that he’s reached the end of the road—his death wish has finally been answered.

Instead, he wakes in a hospital. As one of the deadliest operatives in U.S. history, he’s now incapable of even standing without assistance. Alone and wanted by authorities, he’s destined to spend the rest of his life lying in a prison infirmary.

So when a shadowy organization offers him a new identity and next-generation medical care, he has no choice but to agree. Nothing’s free, though. After a grueling rehabilitation, he’s drafted into an elite paramilitary unit. But who’s in charge?

When a dire threat—a highly contagious pathogen—explodes out of China, his question is quickly answered: A select group of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people has decided that governments are no longer capable of controlling the chaos erupting around the globe. It’s a power grab by billionaires who’ve decided that it’s their time to rule.

With panic rising, the leaders of both democracies and dictatorships prove equally willing to destroy anything and anyone to save themselves. Forced into action before he’s fully ready, Fade finds himself at the sharp end of a mission to stop a menace unlike any he's faced before. If he fails, the consequences will be unimaginable. But what if he succeeds?

No one elected the people he’s working for. And God sure as hell didn’t ordain them. Has he signed on to save the human race . . . or to help quietly enslave it?

Fade In tackles the complex threats of international espionage, power imbalances, and global terrorism–and introduces a character destined to take his place among legends like Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp, Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, and Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon. "The prose snaps and hums. . . Fade In is a gripping, violent, and often heartbreaking book. It’s for readers who like their thrillers with a sharp philosophical bite." —Literary Titan

Kyle Mills is the author of nine New York Times bestselling Vince Flynn novels featuring Mitch Rapp.

©2025 Kyle Mills (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio

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"Fade is a first-ballot certainty for the Thriller Hall of Fame." (Lee Child)

“Fresh and incredibly relevant to today’s geopolitical landscape, Fade In is a slow-burn thriller that explodes with violence and leaves you stunned. . . Thriller fans will enjoy Fade In on its own merits but will also be excited for the potential of where this series can go in the future.” (Steven Netter)

"The most fun I’ve had reading a thriller in a while . . . (Fade is) an invigorating, witty, and highly-likable protagonist." (Kashif Hussain)

"Kyle Mills is a master of the page-turner. His attention to detail and his smooth style will keep you reading well into the night.” (Vince Flynn)

Great author

Interesting story , and I enjoy the way Kyle tells stories about global geopolitical events in a way I can digest

Great book!

I thoroughly enjoyed these characters and the storyline. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

Wow!

I like this book, because it brings Mills back to thrillers like his Mitch Rapp novels. The novel is a little slow at times, but I listened straight through. I would like to hear more about Fade, and this organization in future novels.

Brilliant

Kyle Mills is a Master Story Teller. Superbly written & wonderfully narrated make it an intriguing & interesting tale with a lot of relevance. Appealing characters and a fabulous storyline make for unstoppable listening. What a pleasure to listen to something really good.

Fade -our amazing, unlikely and yet unwilling hero

I was really looking forward to reading this latest book in the series. I just finished book 1 (Fade) a couple of days ago, so Fade - the MMC - was still very prominent in my mind. As I mentioned in my previous review, there was a 20 year gap between the first book and this new release.

Throughout the first book, we went through that entire book with the overwhelming feeling of doom; that there was not going to be a way that Fade was going to successfully make it out of his circumstances. And the way that book ended, it left us with the presumption that he did not.

This book picks up directly where the last book left off, in fact, the prologue is taken from book 1 to remind us how exactly Fade got himself into the mess that he was in. Matt Egan reappears and many things have changed in his life and in his circumstances. He is now working for an extremely powerful billionaire - Jon Lowe - whose motives and benevolence are a bit unclear. He has decided that he wants to bring Fade into the fold and he has the money, ability and toys to make it happen.

This storyline takes us on a fast moving plot regarding the development of a new deadly virus that is directly targeted for people over 60 years of age. The philosophy behind it being that society cannot continue to waste its resources on the old and the world needs a shake up in order to redo its societal order. To top things off, the developer of the virus, goes on television and basically lets the world know that he has created this virus and will be releasing it into the world. As you can imagine - chaos reigns.

While I enjoyed this book, I enjoyed the first book more. For whatever reason, I did not like the man that Egan turned into. Granted, I understand the "why" behind his transformation, but it made me sad because there was so much history between Egan and Fade and I was hoping to see that relationship go in the other direction.

Fade is still the star of the show. He is the unlikely hero - the man who REALLY doesn't want to be the hero - yet he is the one with the talent and ability to do the job. We see his compassion and dare I say "goodness" shine through with the situation in Virginia with the physical therapist Lisa Thompson. Unfortunately for him, he is too good at what he does - whether he wants to be or not.

I liked seeing the introduction of Raya as a character and a friend to Fade. I liked the two of them as a team and am looking forward to seeing the friendship continue as the series progresses. Hopefully the relationship with Matt will also develop into something better as we move forward.

So, this book is fast paced with a ton of action, suspense and drama. The pacing felt a little off to me - it did not feel like it flowed as well as the first book, but I still enjoyed it, I'll be looking forward to seeing where things go from here - because I'm not sure that Jon Lowe is as good of a character as he thinks he is.

We will see......

P.S. There is a great interview at the end of the audio version between author Kyle Mills and narrator Will Damron that was worth the listen :)

Excellent story and narration

I couldn't stop listening. Fade is an interesting character, I'm sure we'll get more exiting missions.

Thought Provoking Thriller

Many times throughout this book I found myself reflecting along with Fade. This is a very thought provoking “fictional?” Novel. I am more of an observer and the dominoes that I saw fall as an ICU nurse during 2020 were pretty disturbing. My own field of Medicine, politics, media, social media….. yep thought provoking. Kyle does a great job summarizing the previous book, which is a must read, You don’t get the feeling that Fade is waking up 20 years later. Kyle pick up where he last left Fade. Excited to get to know the new cast of characters. Eagan turns out more broken than Fade. I wonder why Kyle decided to kill off his family. It will be interesting to find out how these two ex-friends dig out of the dark hole they find themselves in. One thing that is great to read is Kyle’s humor and snarky remarks present in his previous non-Mitch Rapp books. As expected, Will Damron did a fantastic job bringing this Novel to life. Cannot wait for the next one.

FADE IS A STAR!

I love Fade! what a great character. The book makes you think while entertaining you. It's an interesting start for a new series by Kyle Mills

As good as early Vince Flynn!!!

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES COMES OUT!! “Fade” is a cool character and the storylines are new and fresh.

My first bad review in 265 books listed too on Audible.

I’ve listened to other Kyle Mills books and loved them, but I can’t follow this one. It just doesn’t track. The story is so disjointed and the development of the characters are so strange that it isn’t worth the time. I gave it until chapter 5… I had to listen to some chapters more than once to try to figure out what was going on. I think he is trying to be too clever. This one was a miss for me. I think in the 265 audio books I’ve purchased on Amazon, this is my first bad review. So sorry Kyle. I love your other books.