Sheepdogs

About Sheepdogs

Skwerl, a former CIA paramilitary operative, recruits grounded Afghan pilot Big Cheese Aziz into a shadowy network that works between protection and predation. Their assignment looks straightforward: repossess a private jet stranded on an African airfield. But their contact has vanished, their handler is mysterious, and the money behind the mission raises more questions than it answers.

Elliot Ackerman’s globe-trotting thriller combines espionage, dark humor, and a friendship forged in the aftermath of war. Beneath the caper are questions about loyalty, corruption, and the choices people make when institutions have failed them.

Why I include it

I include Sheepdogs for its blend of intelligence work, dark humor, and questions about loyalty after war.