The Ashford Ultimatum
(2026)(The tenth book in the Aegis Affair series)
A novel by Clive Carter and Rod Taylor
He was their weapon. Then he became their reckoning.
When elite operative Gethin Vaughan refuses his final order, he sets in motion a chain of events that exposes a secret UK agency and brings down its most powerful man. With journalist Maggie Whitmore by his side, Gethin turns from assassin to whistleblower, uncovering decades of political corruption, state-sanctioned murder, and betrayal at the highest levels.
Now hunted by the very system he once served, Gethin must risk everything to reveal the truth.
The Ashford Ultimatum is the explosive final volume of The Aegis Directive, a ten-book espionage thriller that dares to ask: what happens when the weapon points back at its master?
Genre: Science Fiction
When elite operative Gethin Vaughan refuses his final order, he sets in motion a chain of events that exposes a secret UK agency and brings down its most powerful man. With journalist Maggie Whitmore by his side, Gethin turns from assassin to whistleblower, uncovering decades of political corruption, state-sanctioned murder, and betrayal at the highest levels.
Now hunted by the very system he once served, Gethin must risk everything to reveal the truth.
The Ashford Ultimatum is the explosive final volume of The Aegis Directive, a ten-book espionage thriller that dares to ask: what happens when the weapon points back at its master?
Genre: Science Fiction