The Sandman by Mark Dawson is Book 21 in The John Milton Series.
When an unusual circumstance at the prison where Tristan Huxley (human trafficker and international arms dealer) resides results in his disappearance, John Milton is on the hunt along with Control and Numbers 1, 2, 6, and 12 of Group 15. John's go-to IT wizard helps him like no one else can, and a long-ago female journalist friend gives John a critical contact with information to locate him.
This is a near impossible endeavor with enough vengeance on each side to give treachery supremacy. Heading it up on the evil side is the man nicknamed "The Sandman" with a long history of utter brutality to have earned his current Russian position of power with the wherewithal to have engineered the unique jailbreak for Huxley to make sure the weapons' deal they had planned with India before Huxley's incarceration is completed.
However, when Control is kidnapped in Poland while supervising the hunt for Huxley, plans to rescue her intensify and become far more complicated. The ensuing chaos and unimaginable betrayal lead to devastating losses and put John on the run again, leaving Control with an impossible choice to make.
The Sandman is not a fun thriller to read. As a matter of fact, it's infuriating and ends in another cliffhanger. There are some truly despicable characters in this story - and two of them are supposed to be the "good guys" - as if the Sandman and his sons aren't bad enough.
Father, you are the One who gives talents and gifts. Thank you for your writers and authors. Please continue to bless Mark and his family and give him more stories just for him to tell. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.