Loose Arrows

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by Lynn Horton

Publisher
Flashpoint
Publication
Oct 20, 2026
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
$19.95
Dimensions
5.5 x 8.5
ISBN
978-1967510559
ASIN
B0GHX51GB2
Pages
409
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Mystery & DetectiveThrillers

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Description

She survived undercover in Moscow. Will her daughter's kidnapping kill her?

CIA operative Nina Abrams is an invaluable asset to the Moscow office—an American who can think like a Russian. As the daughter of Stalin's favorite portraitist, she never underestimates the Kremlin's lethal games. But when her four-year-old daughter, Katie, disappears in a bloody kidnapping, grief paralyzes Nina, and the Agency sends her home.

Seven tough years later, her heavily medicated father's shocking last words link Katie's disappearance to missing nuclear warheads powerful enough to start World War III. Nina is doubtful—until vandals ransack her father's studio and leave a grisly reminder of that horrific night in Moscow. So Nina embarks on one harrowing final mission: find the bombs that might provide closure about Katie—and maybe save the world.

But Nina's not the only one after the loose nukes—and her competition is deadly.

Awards & Endorsements

Praise Quotes

“Lynn Horton’s Loose Arrows: A Thriller opens with the kind of scene most thrillers would kill for, and Horton is smart enough not to rush it. . . . She builds the book around what comes after, the long strain of grief, secrecy, and survival, and that choice gives the story more emotional voltage than the average espionage novel. . . . Recommended for readers who like their thrillers with espionage, psychological depth, and a narrator complicated enough to hold both.” —Manhattan Book Review

“About a mother’s grief, a father’s cancer, and the dangers of Russian machinations, Loose Arrows is an involving . . . entertaining thriller. . . . Strong women, playing against feminine stereotypes, dominate the book. . . . Underlying and coloring the action is a winning, comical narrative voice.” —Foreword Clarion Reviews

“Powerful. . . . Readers . . . will especially appreciate the logical, fast-paced developments that keep them on their toes. Packed with unexpected twists, a sense of urgency and personal involvement, and cat-and-mouse games, the saga is simply riveting. . . . Its proactive, powerful female protagonist [is] not just believable, but admirable—the perfect force to power a thriller that navigates the underbelly of US and Russian interests alike. . . . Loose Arrows is a top recommendation.” —Midwest Book Review

Author(s)

Lynn Horton

Lynn Horton

Whether chugging down the Amazon in a skiff or sailing up the Nile in a dahabiya, sweeping above the Serengeti Plain in a hot-air balloon or clinging to a camel in the Sahara Desert or Judean Wilderness, Lynn Horton vigorously explores the world.

After a fulfilling career in advertising, Horton’s love for learning led to two graduate degrees, but her children are her greatest achievement. They stood with her as teenagers at an archaeological site in Israel while heavy artillery rumbled in Syria, machine-gun fire erupted in Lebanon, and an Israeli Air Force, camo-painted aircraft pierced the clouds. That moment—and the conflict it triggered between wanting to learn more and needing to protect those she loved—led Horton to draft her first full-length manuscript.

A longtime member of the Explorers Club, Horton has called the Colorado Rockies home for twenty years. She fly-fishes, hunts upland game birds, forages for mushrooms, spoils her grandchildren and other people’s pets (before sending them home), and supports charities serving women and children.

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