A Snow Leopard Named Midas: A Thriller (The Midas Series) - Softcover

COOK, S.L.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798992358919

Publisher: slcooksbooks, 2025

Synopsis

He buried his lethal past. They dug it up.

After a brutal assault leaves his girlfriend shattered in a seedy motel, Midas McKnight faces an impossible choice: let the men who destroyed her walk free, or become the weapon he swore he'd never unleash again.

Years ago, he was The Snow Leopard, an elite operative who ran black ops missions governments couldn't acknowledge. He walked away from that life and tried to become someone better.

But some men don't get second chances. They get reckonings.

Now older, haunted, and facing enemies with unlimited resources, including former teammates who know exactly how he thinks, Midas must resurrect the skills that once made him untouchable. The problem? He's not the man he used to be. And the people hunting him are counting on it.

For readers who love the moral complexity of S.A. Cosby's Blacktop Wasteland, the cat-and-mouse tension of Thomas Perry's Vanishing Act, and the psychological depth of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

A Snow Leopard Named Midas is a character-driven thriller about the price of violence, the weight of conscience, and the brutal truth that some wars never end, even when the fighting stops.

When everything you buried comes clawing back, how far will you go to protect what matters?

About this title

About the Author

S.L. Cook is an Emmy Award-winning news and sports producer who has covered some of America's most significant events. His career includes serving as a Producer for NBC Nightly News and the Today Show, CNN's Managing Editor in Los Angeles during the city's most turbulent years-including the Rodney King beating and trials, the 1992 riots, and the massive Northridge earthquake-and Executive Producer for Sports at CBS Los Angeles, the nation's largest local broadcast sports department.A former athlete, Cook draws on decades of experience covering high-stakes conflict and human behavior under pressure. He has published short stories and Op-eds in newspapers and websites across the country.He writes psychological thrillers about morally complex protagonists who operate in morally ambiguous spaces, exploring themes of conscience, accountability, and the costs of violence-all told with an unencumbered voice.Cook lives in California, where he continues to produce television sports when he's not writing.

Edition details

• Publisher: slcooksbooks
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798992358919
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360