The Thriller INSPIRED
BY Real Events
What Readers & Human Rights Leaders Are Saying
… 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
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
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
Lovett and Schultz write landscape the way Pacific Northwest writers write rain: not as weather but as a moral condition. Metal Viper is a political thriller that takes its politics from the ground up. It’s serious, and it knows which forests it’s talking about.
-Seattle Book Review
The book earns its ending. The resolution isn’t triumphant, which is honest. Lovett and Schultz understand that human rights work doesn’t end.
-San Diego Book Review
…a gripping political thriller that combines suspense, international intrigue, and humanitarian advocacy into a compelling and emotionally charged narrative. Highly recommended.
-San Diego Book Review
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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.
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.