The Thriller INSPIRED BY Real Events

What Readers & Human Rights Leaders Are Saying

Metal Viper is a gripping testament to the triumph of the human spirit, resistance to tyranny and the global solidarity of the human family. It shines a rare – and much needed – light on the dark realities of one of the most brutal military dictatorships in the world, and the courageous individuals who refuse to submit to torture and injustice.

-Richard Reoch, Amnesty International

Urgent, haunting, and relentlessly suspenseful…The prose remains crisp and stark, while the pacing stays steady. In the end, the novel works both as a political thriller and as a reflection on contemporary human-rights struggles. Lovers of politically charged, high-stakes thrillers will find plenty to admire here.

-The Prairies Book Review

A tense, timely thriller with heart and a standout heroic lead.. Lovett and Schultz map familiar espionage tropes onto well-rendered real-world struggles; realistic fights for dignity and justice drive the action.

-Kirkus Reviews

A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD’S POEM.
A REGIME’S BRUTAL RAGE.

THEY TRIED TO BURY THE TRUTH. THEY FAILED.

Two Worlds, One Explosive Story

Sarah Lovett

… is the bestselling author of 8 thrillers, with over one million books sold and a devoted readership known for demanding intelligent, character-driven suspense. She brings the narrative tension.

Ron Schultz

…has spent decades working inside the international human rights movement, giving him rare, firsthand knowledge of the machinery of oppression — and resistance. He brings the experience.

Together they’ve written a thriller that could be today’s news
… because it is.

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This Book is for You if…

You love thrillers grounded in real-world stakes.

You care about human rights and political opression.

You’re a fan of John le Carré, Daniel Silva or Viet Thanh Nguyen.

You believe literature can change the world.

You want a story that moves fast but means something.

If you said yes to any of those—Metal Viper is written for you.