A vanished CIA contractor. A deadly Cold War secret. A city reduced to ash.

The last thing disgraced historian Ethan Falk ever wanted was attention—especially after his brother, a notorious CIA whistleblower, vanished to Moscow with a trove of the nation’s top secrets. But when a nuclear explosion levels the Russian city of Smolensk, whispers emerge of a forgotten Cold War weapon—and all evidence points to his brother’s leak as the trigger.

Suddenly Ethan finds himself the target of a global manhunt. Pursued by jihadists, foreign intelligence agencies, and a ruthless Russian general bent on resurrecting the Soviet empire, he races to expose the decades-old conspiracy, and in doing so, uncovers an even more terrifying secret:

Another bomb remains—its location unknown, its destructive potential limitless.

Blending modern spycraft with Cold War paranoia, The Masada Option is a chillingly plausible thriller where truth itself becomes the most dangerous weapon.

For fans of John le Carré, Olen Steinhauer, and Mark Greaney, Thomas London delivers a masterclass in espionage fiction—where history’s darkest secrets could spark the next world war.