On November 9th, New York Times bestselling author Simon Gervais is set to release The Last Protector, the first book in a brand new series starring former air force combat rescue officer, Special Agent Clayton White.
Gervais, best known for his popular Pierce Hunt (Time to Hunt, 2020, etc.) series, will kickoff what becomes his third franchise this fall. Anticiption is already high—and for good reason. In an exclisive statment to The Real Book Spy, Gervais said: “Not only is The Last Protector my most electrifying thriller yet, this is the first book I’ve written in which I’ve used my years as a close protection officer to really flesh out my main character.”
If that doesn’t get your pulse going, you might not love thrillers.
Check out the plot details and cover art below.
From New York Times bestselling author Simon Gervais.
“A former air force combat rescue officer, Special Agent Clayton White now works for the Secret Service performing routine escort missions for politicians. These missions may not be quite as exciting as his time in the military, but Clayton’s okay with that. It gives him more time to see his girlfriend, Jasmine Hammond—who also happens to be the vice president–elect’s daughter.
But Clayton’s routine takes a startling turn when South African mercenaries target Jasmine at an awards gala celebrating her work in locating undiscovered archaeological sites. After this attempt on Jasmine’s life, Clayton enters into a complicated web of lies, betrayal, and dangerous government secrets.
As Clayton gets closer to the truth, he encounters unexpected foes pitted against questionable allies. With enemies at every turn, the only constant Clayton can rely on is Jasmine. But when the threat against her turns on him, too, he faces an impossible choice: love or country.”
Simon Gervais was born in Montréal, Québec. He joined the Canadian military as an infantry officer and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1997. In 2001, he was recruited by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and became a federal agent. His first posting was in Toronto, where he served as a drug investigator. During this time, he worked on many international drug-related cases in close collaboration with his American colleagues from the DEA. His career switched gears in 2004, and he was placed with a federal antiterrorism unit based in the Ottawa region. During the following years, he was deployed in several European and Middle Eastern countries. In 2009, he became a close-protection specialist tasked with guarding foreign heads of state visiting Canada. He served on the protection details of Queen Elizabeth II, US president Barack Obama, and Chinese president Hu Jintao, among others. Gervais lives in Ottawa with his wife and two children.
Readers looking to pre-order The Last Protctor can now do so here well ahead of it’s November relase. In the meantime, make sure to follow Simon Gervais on Facebook and Twitter for more details.
Praised as “One of the hardest working, most thoughtful, and fairest reviewers out there” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, Ryan Steck has “quickly established himself as the authority on mysteries and thrillers” (Author A.J. Tata). Steck also works full-time as a freelance editor and pens a monthly thriller column for CrimeReads. Additionally, he co-hosts ThrillerTalk, a new podcast with K.J. Howe. For more information, be sure to follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He currently lives in Southwest Michigan with his wife and their six children.