The Assassin's Shadow

Jason Drake #9

by Auston King

A billionaire is dead. His body hasn't even gone cold before the vultures start circling.

What unfolds is a Jason Drake novel unlike any other.

The Assassin's Shadow is the ninth explosive entry in the Jason Drake series. If you think the first eight books were fast, you haven't seen anything yet.

Are you ready?

352 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 28, 2026

About the author

Auston King is the author name for an ex-intelligence officer who prefers to keep his anonymity about him. He's an avid reader, who has consumed every Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, Vince Flynn and Robert Ludlum book he could get his hands on and he wants to share stories that entertain, provoke, and leave you wanting more.

Reviews

[Ricki]

So I had no clue this book was the conclusion of the Jason Drake series but the happy "ending" was self-explanatory.

Jason (now with a young daughter to look after) is in Puerto Rico, in a small trailer in the outskirts of San Juan, contemplating how to make a living all while evading the CIA (he's persona non grata ). Suddenly, his friend Colt from England's SAS comes asking for help in finding a young man accused of killing a famous billionaire in Italy. Jason reluctantly agrees on the condition that his banishment is wiped out and he & his daughter can live peacefully in the future.

It's one last operation with Colt, reuniting with CIA analyst Sierra and living happily ever after (such a cliche). Somehow, although there was action, Jason didn't seem as lethal until the end. The storyline is Epstein-esque with blackmail files, porn, underage girls etc.

[Mitch Wathen]

Jason Put to bed….

The book felt rushed and a weak attempt to wrap up the Jason Drake series. I gave an extra star because I did like the ending…who doesn’t like a happy ending. If this was the last book, there should’ve been a lot more action and intrigue. The plot being similar to Epstein affair could’ve really gone a lot of different directions before the end. Overall I was disappointed.

[Mari Mickles]

Jason Drake series

I have read all of these books and really enjoy how they fold out! Drake is tough character with honesty, integrity, grit, perseverance in a world civilians are completely unaware of!

[Diane Williams]

Another incredible adventure awaits

The Jason Drake series was beyond fantastic. Full of intrigue, adventure and danger. I recommendn this series by Auston King. You won't be disappointed. Enjoy! I did.

[Jaume Ayala]

This is a story that is "accelerating" from the first page to max speed by the final part.
You can see all the different pieces moving slowly to the same point and cannot stop thinking how they are going to settle themselves together...

[Chris Bowen]

Bummed it’s the last in the series but a great ending to a great series so far. Can’t wait for the next series to start.

[Jacqueline]

The Assassin's Shadow

The conclusion of this serie was well written, well constructed. A page turner!
I really enjoyed it.
Thank you Austin King for telling us about Jason Drake.

[Francisco Rodriguez]

Splendid amazing

Kept me awake till early morning hours
Splendid and very well written a treasure for sure I recommend this treasure to any one who like suspense and like to read

[Theodore W. Zweifel]

Shadow

Could not put it down for anything other than going to sleep. Edge of your seat, white knuckles thriller. Excellent!

[Gregory Antone]

Not Bad

The earlier books were better. Glad to see the character complete his circle of life. The new CIA character deserves his own book.

[Larry A. Disbrow]

Great Story

What will we do without Jason Drake? I’m not sure we should sleep at night without Jason taking care of the bad guys !

Really enjoyed these stories.

[Patrick]

The Assassins Shadow

This is an excellent story, but it does sound like the end of an era. It’s kind of hard to tell. Maybe we’ll know in time.