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THE OUTSIDE MAN

by Don Bentley

Don Bentley’s debut WITHOUT SANCTION was one of 2020’s most well- received debut thrillers and introduced readers to Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) operative Matt Drake, who survived a clandestine operation that cost three people their lives and crippled his best friend. Matt has been paralyzed by survivor’s guilt and haunted by the memories of the fallen.

Now Don Bentley follows this up with the already highly anticipated, high-octane thriller, THE OUTSIDE MAN (Berkley Hardcover; March 2, 2021) which find Matt Drake fighting for his life against a highly trained team of assassins in broad daylight on the streets of (where else?) Austin, Texas. Who are they? Why do they want him dead? How will he protect those closest to him? The answers will take him into some of the most dangerous spots in the Middle East and will put him in the clutches of an old foe known simply as the Devil. It's a world of double crosses, with no boundaries between the guilty and the innocent. It will take all of Drake's wiles to get out alive.

Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot, and while deployed in Afghanistan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with “V” device for valor. In 2005, while he was the leader of the attack element during a mission to rescue four Navy SEALs in Afghanistan, one of the helicopters was shot down. Because of this personal experience, Don Bentley hopes that the details of the character, particularly his struggles with PTSD, will ring true for readers and his fellow veterans.

These real-life experiences allow him to write with authority and give his books a visceral, hair-raising realism—or as bestselling author Steve Berry described WITHOUT SANCTION—“You can smell the cordite, hear the explosions, and feel the fight in this one.” Don has become a go-to name in the genre already—he’s taken over the mantle for the latest Jack Ryan, Jr. novel, TARGET ACQUIRED, in June 2021.

Meet the Author:

Don Bentley spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot, and while deployed in Afghanistan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with "V" device for valor. Following his time in the military, Don worked as an FBI special agent focusing on foreign intelligence and counterintelligence and was a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team member.

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