Sovereign Power

Alex King #15

by A.P. Bateman

When the hunt for the female assassin who killed his sister proves futile, King returns to MI5 where he is propositioned by a secretive organisation headed by a familiar face. King takes on both the Russian intelligence services and organised crime to halt them bypassing sanctions and flooding the UK market with forged sovereigns cast from seized Nazi gold in a bid to sink Britain's economy.

Meanwhile in Marseilles Caroline Darby is hunting the same assassin who killed her aunt and attacked her parents. With King fighting on another front, the team backs her up but they soon discover that the CIA have an interest in their quarry. The race is on to catch a killer before she finds help from an unexpected source.

King closes in on the forging operation in Estonia but doesn't know who to trust as the parameters of the operation change, and he realises that he should never have left Caroline in France, hoping he is not too late before the assassin closes in.

345 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 29, 2022

About the author

A P Bateman is the author of seventeen novels, with twelve of his titles reaching No.1 in Amazon's paid top 100 categories in all Amazon regions and four titles reaching No.1 in Kindle sales in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia.

He has a background in close protection and investigations which has given him a unique insight into the scenarios and locations his characters find themselves in.

His hobbies are swimming, driving, archery, shooting and food; his passions are travel and writing.

He has recently released his seventeenth novel - "Hunter Killer" - the twelfth book in the highly acclaimed Alex King series.

You can keep up with A P Bateman and discover more at his Facebook page: @authorapbateman or his website: www.apbateman.com

Reading Order:

The Rob Stone Series:
1) The Ares Virus
2) The Town
3) The Island

The Alex King Series:
1) The Contract Man
2) Lies and Retribution
3) Shadows of Good Friday (A series prequel)
4) The Five
5) Reaper
6) Stormbound
7) Breakout
8) From the Shadows
9) Rogue
10) The Asset
11) Last Man Standing
12) Hunter Killer

Standalone Novels:
Hell's Mouth
Unforgotten

Short Stories:
The Perfect Murder?
Atonement (an Alex King thriller)

Reviews

[Mr William S Cowell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but could have been so much better

I like the characters and the chess-like plotlines. The books are fast paced and evidently well researched although there were some glaring errors in some of the details. The annoying part was the proof-reading, which contained a huge number of schoolboy spelling errors. Towards the end certain plot devices surfaced as common threads: isolated castles or hotels, always connected with eagles in some way. Could have been 5 stars rather than 3, merely for the want of a decent proof-reader.

[Allan Robson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superbly up to date.

I must confess this the first of Batemans books I've read but not the last. Even though I assumed throughout that 'the good guys might win at a cost' I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Daniel Horton]

a good read

A really good read.read three books in a row Five/Reaper and sovereign power,that must tell you that A P Bateman can do no wrong in writing the type of book I like.Action/adventure/violence/intrig... .recommended.

[Bill Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

great action story

Team of various agents M15 , M16 and CIA. Others also join the effort to find and eliminate a female terrorist. Error in action lead to more injury and death.

Thrilling action fills this story.

[Douglas Ginn]

Another winner

Alex King novels are always enjoyable to read,this one doesn't disappoint. Looking forward to the next in the series of novels

[mr julian butcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great twist - didn't see that coming!

A gripping instalment in the King saga! This is a little more gritty than its predecessors! Couldn't put it down!