← Previous revision Revision as of 13:43, 18 April 2026 Line 17: Line 17: == Shape and structure == == Shape and structure == Earth is a terrestrial planet. This means it is made up of solid rock unlike a gas giant such as Jupiter. It is the largest out of the four terrestrial planets in mass and diameter. The Earth's shape is an oblate spheroid. This means it is basically a sphere but it bulges around the middle. The circumference of the Earth is about 40,000 kilometers; the average width of the Earth is about 12,700 kilometers. The highest point on Earth is the peak of Mount Everest at 8,848 meters above sea level. The lowest natural point is the bottom of the Mariana Trench at 10,911 meters below sea level. Because of the bulge at the middle or the equator, the farthest point from the Earth's center is the top of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador.<ref>"Origin of the Moon and Earth". Reisch, Maggy. Nature.com: Volume 10:2, p.19-27. http://www.nature.com/102/Reisch/Earth. Retrieved 2023-07-28.</ref> Earth is a terrestrial planet. This means it is made up of solid rock unlike a gas giant such as Jupiter. It is the largest out of the four terrestrial planets in mass and diameter. The Earth's shape is an oblate spheroid. This means it is basically a sphere but it bulges around the middle. The [[circumference]] of the Earth is about 40,000 kilometers; the average width of the Earth is about 12,700 kilometers. The highest point on Earth is the peak of Mount Everest at 8,848 meters above sea level. The lowest natural point is the bottom of the Mariana Trench at 10,911 meters below sea level. Because of the bulge at the middle or the equator, the farthest point from the Earth's center is the top of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador.<ref>"Origin of the Moon and Earth". Reisch, Maggy. Nature.com: Volume 10:2, p.19-27. http://www.nature.com/102/Reisch/Earth. Retrieved 2023-07-28.</ref> Inside, the Earth is similar to the other terrestrial planets. It has an outer, solid rock layer called the crust. Everything that lives on Earth is on top of the crust. Below that is a layer of thick, semi-liquid rock called the mantle. Under that is a thin liquid layer called the outer core and then the solid iron inner core. The thickness of the crust changes. On land the average is between 30–50 kilometers thick. Under the oceans in some places it is only 6 kilometers thick.<ref>"Tectonic plates. Shifting Sands". Roberts, Paul. Harvard University Press. http://www.harvard.edu/roberts/shifting. Retrieved 2023-07-28.</ref> Inside, the Earth is similar to the other terrestrial planets. It has an outer, solid rock layer called the crust. Everything that lives on Earth is on top of the crust. Below that is a layer of thick, semi-liquid rock called the mantle. Under that is a thin liquid layer called the outer core and then the solid iron inner core. The thickness of the crust changes. On land the average is between 30–50 kilometers thick. Under the oceans in some places it is only 6 kilometers thick.<ref>"Tectonic plates. Shifting Sands". Roberts, Paul. Harvard University Press. http://www.harvard.edu/roberts/shifting. Retrieved 2023-07-28.</ref> Line 23: Line 23: == Tectonic plates == == Tectonic plates == The Earth is the only terrestrial planet with active plate tectonics. Due to plate tectonics the Earth's crust basically floats on the thick liquid rock of the mantle below. The crust is split up into parts called plates. These plates interact as they move about causing earthquakes and creating volcanoes and mountain ranges. The place where plates meet are called plate boundaries. There are three types of plate boundary: constructive, destructive and transform.<ref>Toshiro Tanimoto. "Crustal of the Earth". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 2023-08-02.</ref> The Earth is the only terrestrial planet with active [[plate tectonics]]. Due to plate tectonics the Earth's crust basically floats on the thick liquid rock of the mantle below. The crust is split up into parts called plates. These plates interact as they move about causing earthquakes and creating volcanoes and mountain ranges. The place where plates meet are called plate boundaries. There are three types of plate boundary: constructive, destructive and transform.<ref>Toshiro Tanimoto. "Crustal of the Earth". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 2023-08-02.</ref> == Surface == == Surface == The Earth changes greatly from place to place. Over 70% of the Earth surface is covered by water. The underwater surface has many of the same features as the above sea with volcanoes, mountains and trenches or canyons. The 30% not covered by water is mostly forests, deserts plains, mountains and plateaus. Human civilization has led to increasing urbanisation — the growth of cities. Many things can change the surface of the Earth. Plate tectonics is main cause of change but there are others such as erosion from wind and rain, erosion by the oceans or meteorite impacts. There are three main types of rock that make up the Earth's surface: Igneous rock is made when magma or lava from the mantle reaches the surface and cools. As it gets colder it turns into rock or solidifies. Sedimentary rock is made from sediment, like sand or small bits of other rock, that has been crushed and packed tightly together. Metamorphic rock which is made when either of the other two types are changed by high or low temperatures and pressures.<ref>"The Crust". Alphonz, Edgar. Oregon State University. http://www.osu.edu/Alphonz/Crust. Retrieved 2023-07-03.</ref> The Earth changes greatly from place to place. Over 70% of the Earth surface is covered by water. The underwater surface has many of the same features as the above sea with volcanoes, mountains and trenches or canyons. The 30% not covered by water is mostly forests, deserts plains, mountains and plateaus. Human civilization has led to increasing [[Urbanization|urbanisation]] — the growth of cities. Many things can change the surface of the Earth. Plate tectonics is main cause of change but there are others such as erosion from wind and rain, erosion by the oceans or meteorite impacts. There are three main types of rock that make up the Earth's surface: Igneous rock is made when magma or lava from the mantle reaches the surface and cools. As it gets colder it turns into rock or solidifies. Sedimentary rock is made from sediment, like sand or small bits of other rock, that has been crushed and packed tightly together. Metamorphic rock which is made when either of the other two types are changed by high or low temperatures and pressures.<ref>"The Crust". Alphonz, Edgar. Oregon State University. http://www.osu.edu/Alphonz/Crust. Retrieved 2023-07-03.</ref> == Atmosphere == == Atmosphere == A planet's atmosphere is a layer of different gases surrounding it. It is kept there by gravity. The Earth's atmosphere is made of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and small amounts of other gases. This mixture is often called air. Further up there is a layer of ozone gas called the Ozone layer. Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. Ultraviolet radiation is dangerous to people, so without the Ozone layer life would not be possible. The atmosphere also protects the earth from crashes with meteors and small asteroids. This is because they burn up due to all the friction as they fly through it. It also helps to keep Earth warm. Some gases including carbon dioxide and methane act like a blanket around the Earth, they trap heat under them, keeping the Earth warm.<ref>"NASA - Earth's atmosphere". NASA Student Guides. http://www.nasa.gov/student/atmosphere. Retrieved 2023-08-06.</ref> A planet's atmosphere is a layer of different gases surrounding it. It is kept there by gravity. The Earth's atmosphere is made of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and small amounts of other gases. This mixture is often called air. Further up there is a layer of ozone gas called the Ozone layer. Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. Ultraviolet radiation is dangerous to people, so without the Ozone layer life would not be possible. The atmosphere also protects the earth from crashes with meteors and small asteroids. This is because they burn up due to all the friction as they fly through it. It also helps to keep Earth warm. Some gases including carbon dioxide and [[methane]] act like a blanket around the Earth, they trap heat under them, keeping the Earth warm.<ref>"NASA - Earth's atmosphere". NASA Student Guides. http://www.nasa.gov/student/atmosphere. Retrieved 2023-08-06.</ref> == Weather, climate, and water cycle == == Weather, climate, and water cycle == Hot air rises. As it rises it gets colder again and falls. This creates convection currents. When hot air meets cold air different weather effects happen. Convection currents are the cause of almost all weather on Earth. When it gets hot on the surface water evaporates and becomes steam or water vapour. This hot water vapour rises. As it rises it gets colder. When it gets cold enough it turns back into water again. This causes the clouds and rain. It is called the water cycle.<ref>"What causes weather?". NASA Student Guides. http://www.nasa.gov/student/weather. Retrieved 2023-08-06</ref> Hot air rises. As it rises it gets colder again and falls. This creates [[convection]] currents. When hot air meets cold air different weather effects happen. Convection currents are the cause of almost all weather on Earth. When it gets hot on the surface water evaporates and becomes steam or water vapour. This hot water vapour rises. As it rises it gets colder. When it gets cold enough it turns back into water again. This causes the clouds and rain. It is called the water cycle.<ref>"What causes weather?". NASA Student Guides. http://www.nasa.gov/student/weather. Retrieved 2023-08-06</ref> == Orbit and rotation == == Orbit and rotation == The Earth takes about 24 hours to complete one day and about 365 days to complete a year. Actually, the Earth take 365.24 days to revolve around the sun. After every four years, an extra day is added, and the year has 366 days. This is a leap year. The Earth is, on average, 150 million kilometers away from the Sun, and moving at a speed of 30 kilometers a second or 108,000 miles an hour. The Moon orbits the Earth at an average distance of 250,000 miles. It is tidally locked to Earth, which means it always has the same side facing the Earth. It takes roughly one month to complete one orbit. The Earth is part of the Solar System and orbits the sun along with thousands of small objects and eight planets. The Sun, and therefore the Solar System, are currently traveling through the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy and will be for approximately the next 10,000 years.<ref>"Earth's in the Milky Way". NASA Student Guides. http://www.nasa.gov/student/milkyway. Retrieved 2023-08-06.</ref> The Earth takes about 24 hours to complete one day and about 365 days to complete a year. Actually, the Earth take 365.24 days to revolve around the sun. After every four years, an extra day is added, and the year has 366 days. This is a leap year. The Earth is, on average, 150 million kilometers away from the Sun, and moving at a speed of 30 kilometers a second or 108,000 miles an hour. The Moon orbits the Earth at an average distance of 250,000 miles. It is tidally locked to Earth, which means it always has the same side facing the Earth. It takes roughly one month to complete one orbit. The Earth is part of the Solar System and orbits the sun along with thousands of small objects and eight planets. The Sun, and therefore the Solar System, are currently traveling through the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way Galaxy and will be for approximately the next 10,000 years.<ref>"Earth's in the Milky Way". NASA Student Guides. http://www.nasa.gov/student/milkyway. Retrieved 2023-08-06.</ref> == References == == References ==

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simplifying description, removing deprecated column ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:43, 18 April 2026 Line 7: Line 7: | caption = [[Megrelian]] spicy ajika | caption = [[Megrelian]] spicy ajika | alternate_name = Adjika | alternate_name = Adjika | country = [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] | country = | region = [[Abkhazia]]{{efn|{{Abkhazia-note}}}}, [[Mingrelia]] | region = [[Abkhazia]]{{efn|{{Abkhazia-note}}}}, [[Mingrelia]] | course = [[Dip (food)|Dip]] | course = [[Dip (food)|Dip]] Line 17: Line 17: }} }} {{Georgian cuisine}} {{Georgian cuisine}} '''Ajika''' ({{Lang-ka|აჯიკა|tr}}) is a flavored sauce or [[Dip (food)|dip]] made mainly in the region of [[Abkhazia]] and the region of [[Mingrelia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.commonspace.eu/news/back-basics-ajika-becomes-georgian-national-heritage | title=Back to basics: Ajika becomes a Georgian national heritage }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=საქპატენტი - საქართველოს ინტელექტუალური საკუთრების ეროვნული ცენტრი |url=https://www.sakpatenti.gov.ge/ka/state_registry/# |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.sakpatenti.gov.ge}}</ref> It is often used to flavor food.<ref>{{cite book | author = T. Burford | year = 2008 | title = Georgia, Bradt Travel Guide | page = 69}}</ref> Ajika is primarily capsicum-based and usually includes other spices such as [[coriander]] or [[utskho suneli]]. Common varieties of ajika resemble Italian red [[pesto]] in appearance and consistency, although a dry version also exists. Though it is usually red, green ajika is also made with unripe peppers. '''Ajika''' ({{Lang-ka|აჯიკა|tr}}) is a flavored sauce or [[Dip (food)|dip]] made mainly in [[Abkhazia]] and [[Mingrelia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.commonspace.eu/news/back-basics-ajika-becomes-georgian-national-heritage | title=Back to basics: Ajika becomes a Georgian national heritage }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=საქპატენტი - საქართველოს ინტელექტუალური საკუთრების ეროვნული ცენტრი |url=https://www.sakpatenti.gov.ge/ka/state_registry/# |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.sakpatenti.gov.ge}}</ref> It is often used to flavor food.<ref>{{cite book | author = T. Burford | year = 2008 | title = Georgia, Bradt Travel Guide | page = 69}}</ref> Ajika is primarily capsicum-based and usually includes other spices such as [[coriander]] or [[utskho suneli]]. Common varieties of ajika resemble Italian red [[pesto]] in appearance and consistency, although a dry version also exists. Though it is usually red, green ajika is also made with unripe peppers. The dish is also prepared in [[Sakarya Province|Sakarya]], [[Turkey]] among the [[Abazins|Abaza people]] and is patented by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coğrafi İşaret Platformu |url=https://ci.turkpatent.gov.tr/cografi-isaretler/detay/6006 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Coğrafi İşaret Platformu |language=tr}}</ref> The dish is also prepared in [[Sakarya Province|Sakarya]], [[Turkey]] among the [[Abazins|Abaza people]] and is patented by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coğrafi İşaret Platformu |url=https://ci.turkpatent.gov.tr/cografi-isaretler/detay/6006 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Coğrafi İşaret Platformu |language=tr}}</ref>

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Professional career: not enough prose to need subsections ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:43, 18 April 2026 Line 41: Line 41: ==Professional career== ==Professional career== ===Westchester Knicks (2025–2026)=== On July 1, 2025, Bal signed with [[SIG Strasbourg]] of the French [[LNB Pro A]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sigstrasbourg.fr/2025/07/ben-gregg-rejoint-la-sig-strasbourg|title=Ben Gregg joins SIG Strasbourg|last=|first=|date=July 2, 2025|website=sigstrasbourg.fr|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref> However, on September 24, Bal left Strasbourg before playing for them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bebasket.fr/strasbourg-et-adama-bal-se-separent-deja|title=Strasbourg et Adama Bal se séparent déjà|last=Puybertier|first=Arthur|date=September 24, 2025|website=bebasket.fr|language=fr|access-date=November 4, 2025}}</ref> On July 1, 2025, Bal signed with [[SIG Strasbourg]] of the French [[LNB Pro A]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sigstrasbourg.fr/2025/07/ben-gregg-rejoint-la-sig-strasbourg|title=Ben Gregg joins SIG Strasbourg|last=|first=|date=July 2, 2025|website=sigstrasbourg.fr|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref> However, on September 24, Bal left Strasbourg before playing for them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bebasket.fr/strasbourg-et-adama-bal-se-separent-deja|title=Strasbourg et Adama Bal se séparent déjà|last=Puybertier|first=Arthur|date=September 24, 2025|website=bebasket.fr|language=fr|access-date=November 4, 2025}}</ref> On October 26, 2025, it was announced that Bal would play for the [[Westchester Knicks]] of the [[NBA G League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://westchester.gleague.nba.com/news/westchester-knicks-welcome-four-new-additions-following-2025-nba-g-league-draft|title=WESTCHESTER KNICKS WELCOME FOUR NEW ADDITIONS FOLLOWING 2025 NBA G LEAGUE DRAFT|date=October 26, 2025|website=NBA G League|access-date=November 4, 2025}}</ref> On October 26, 2025, it was announced that Bal would play for the [[Westchester Knicks]] of the [[NBA G League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://westchester.gleague.nba.com/news/westchester-knicks-welcome-four-new-additions-following-2025-nba-g-league-draft|title=WESTCHESTER KNICKS WELCOME FOUR NEW ADDITIONS FOLLOWING 2025 NBA G LEAGUE DRAFT|date=October 26, 2025|website=NBA G League|access-date=November 4, 2025}}</ref> ===Memphis Grizzlies (2026–present)=== On March 28, 2026, the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] signed Bal to a 10-day contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grizzlies Sign Adama Bal to 10-Day Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-sign-adama-bal-to-10-day-contract|access-date=April 17, 2026|website=nba.com|language=en}}</ref> On April 7, he re-signed with Memphis on a second 10-day contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grizzlies Sign Adama Bal to Second 10-Day Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-sign-adama-bal-to-second-10-day-contract|access-date=April 17, 2026|website=nba.com|language=en}}</ref> On April 10, Bal made his first career start, recording 18 points, two rebounds, and four assists in a 101–147 loss to the [[2025–26 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grizzlies' Adama Bal: Making first NBA start|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/grizzlies-adama-bal-making-first-nba-start/|access-date=April 17, 2026|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> On March 28, 2026, the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] signed Bal to a 10-day contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grizzlies Sign Adama Bal to 10-Day Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-sign-adama-bal-to-10-day-contract|access-date=April 17, 2026|website=nba.com|language=en}}</ref> On April 7, he re-signed with Memphis on a second 10-day contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grizzlies Sign Adama Bal to Second 10-Day Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-sign-adama-bal-to-second-10-day-contract|access-date=April 17, 2026|website=nba.com|language=en}}</ref> On April 10, Bal made his first career start, recording 18 points, two rebounds, and four assists in a 101–147 loss to the [[2025–26 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grizzlies' Adama Bal: Making first NBA start|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/grizzlies-adama-bal-making-first-nba-start/|access-date=April 17, 2026|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref>

citations ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:43, 18 April 2026 Line 9: Line 9: == Purpose == == Purpose == The ''Saturday Evening Quill'' published stories, poems, essays, illustrations, and plays.<ref name=":3" /> It provided young African American authors living in Boston a safe and supportive space to reveal their experiences and opinions of the hardships that come with being African American in America. It had a huge influence on bringing attention to African American features, especially those outside of [[Harlem]]. The newspaper's first annual, posted in 1928, was monumental for African Americans living in Boston. The paper was the only African American newspaper within Boston to publish annuals since its preceptor, ''New Era Magazine, stopped publishing in'' 1916.<ref name=":1" /> This made it the only way African Americans in Boston could share their words with the public. The newspaper's influence was at its highest point when it overlapped with other African American literary works in Boston. For example, the combination of the newspaper and Boston's little theatre movement. Like stated earlier, many of the authors posts expressed their different experiences living in America and being African American during the Harlem Renaissance. For example, Ridley's essay focused on her African American families's proud feelings of identifying themselves as Bostonians given they have lived freely in Boston for over three generations. Additionally, McBrowns poem seems to be written to show how African Americans still shine (like fireflies), even when they face hard times throughout the Harlem Renaissance time period. The ''Saturday Evening Quill'' published stories, poems, essays, illustrations, and plays.<ref name=":3" /> It provided young African American authors living in Boston a safe and supportive space to reveal their experiences and opinions of the hardships that come with being African American in America. It had a huge influence on bringing attention to African American features, especially those outside of [[Harlem]]. <ref name=":1" />The newspaper's first annual, posted in 1928, was monumental for African Americans living in Boston. The paper was the only African American newspaper within Boston to publish annuals since its preceptor, ''New Era Magazine, stopped publishing in'' 1916.<ref name=":1" /> This made it the only way African Americans in Boston could share their words with the public. The newspaper's influence was at its highest point when it overlapped with other African American literary works in Boston. For example, the combination of the newspaper and Boston's little theatre movement. Like stated earlier, many of the authors posts expressed their different experiences living in America and being African American during the Harlem Renaissance. For example, Ridley's essay focused on her African American families's proud feelings of identifying themselves as Bostonians given they have lived freely in Boston for over three generations. Additionally, McBrowns poem seems to be written to show how African Americans still shine (like fireflies), even when they face hard times throughout the Harlem Renaissance time period. <ref name=":1" /> == Effects == == Effects == Within the Saturday Evening Quill club, authors helped each other become better writers. Many of the member's works received high recognition and praise. For example, both Eugene and Edythe Gordon, Dorothy West, Helene Johnson, and Gertrude Schalk were mentioned in ''Best Short Stories of 1928'' and ''Memorial Prize Stories of 1928.''<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Roses |first=Lorraine Elena |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv346v2f |title=Black Bostonians and the Politics of Culture, 1920-1940 |date=2017-11-13 |publisher=University of Massachusetts Press |isbn=978-1-61376-477-0}}</ref> Gordon influenced Johnson and West's literary careers greatly. Not only did the contributors of the Club receive praise, but the club itself did as well. According to [[Gwendolyn B. Bennett|Gwendolyn Bennett]], the Saturday Evening Quill did a good job at bringing notice to African American literary activities in other parts of America that were overshadowed by those in Harlem. Within the Saturday Evening Quill club, authors helped each other become better writers. Many of the member's works received high recognition and praise. For example, both Eugene and Edythe Gordon, Dorothy West, Helene Johnson, and Gertrude Schalk were mentioned in ''Best Short Stories of 1928'' and ''Memorial Prize Stories of 1928.''<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Roses |first=Lorraine Elena |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv346v2f |title=Black Bostonians and the Politics of Culture, 1920-1940 |date=2017-11-13 |publisher=University of Massachusetts Press |isbn=978-1-61376-477-0}}</ref> Gordon influenced Johnson and West's literary careers greatly. <ref name=":0" /> Not only did the contributors of the Club receive praise, but the club itself did as well. According to [[Gwendolyn B. Bennett|Gwendolyn Bennett]], the Saturday Evening Quill did a good job at bringing notice to African American literary activities in other parts of America that were overshadowed by those in Harlem. <ref name=":2" /> ==References== ==References==

clean up, typo(s) fixed: February 17, 2026 → February 17, 2026,, ’s → 's (13) ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:43, 18 April 2026 Line 44: Line 44: }} }} '''''The Hard Line''''' is an [[thriller (genre)|action thriller]] novel by [[Mark Greaney (novelist)|Mark Greaney]], published on February 17, 2026 by [[Berkley Books]]. It is the fifteenth book in the Gray Man series, featuring assassin and [[CIA]] operative Court Gentry. The novel follows Gentry as he is tasked with stopping a series of attacks on U.S. intelligence personnel while being hunted by a vengeful former assassin. It debuted at number three on [[the New York Times bestseller list]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Combined Print & E-Book Fiction |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2026/03/08/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=17 April 2026}}</ref> '''''The Hard Line''''' is an [[thriller (genre)|action thriller]] novel by [[Mark Greaney (novelist)|Mark Greaney]], published on February 17, 2026, by [[Berkley Books]]. It is the fifteenth book in the Gray Man series, featuring assassin and [[CIA]] operative Court Gentry. The novel follows Gentry as he is tasked with stopping a series of attacks on U.S. intelligence personnel while being hunted by a vengeful former assassin. It debuted at number three on [[the New York Times bestseller list]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Combined Print & E-Book Fiction |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2026/03/08/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=17 April 2026}}</ref> ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== In [[Varna, Bulgaria]], Court Gentry unsuccessfully seeks out a mob boss to help him infiltrate Russia,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Midnight Black]]''}} which ends in a gunfight. Gentry kills the Bulgarian gangster as well as his [[Northern Irish]] bodyguard Charlie Coyle, whose estranged father Campbell is a former assassin known as Whetstone. When he finds out about his son’s death, he seeks out his killer. In [[Varna, Bulgaria]], Court Gentry unsuccessfully seeks out a mob boss to help him infiltrate Russia,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Midnight Black]]''}} which ends in a gunfight. Gentry kills the Bulgarian gangster as well as his [[Northern Irish]] bodyguard Charlie Coyle, whose estranged father Campbell is a former assassin known as Whetstone. When he finds out about his son's death, he seeks out his killer. Two months later, Gentry is tasked by his boss Matthew Hanley with extracting a CIA asset from [[Nicaragua]]. They find themselves ambushed by a pair of [[Ministry of State Security (China)|Chinese intelligence]] (MSS) operatives, whom Gentry kills. This forces MSS agent Gao Yuanyuan (alias Gracie Wu) to accelerate the timeline for Operation Marigold, a series of assassinations of intelligence personnel on U.S. soil. Gao recruits politician James Arthur “J.W.” Westwood III and [[private military company]] Gauntlet Group’s senior operations officer Michael “Big Mike” Scardino to hire freelance assassins, which include Scott Kincaid (codename Lancer) and Coyle. Both try to seek information on Gentry, although Coyle settles for information on Hanley instead. Two months later, Gentry is tasked by his boss Matthew Hanley with extracting a CIA asset from [[Nicaragua]]. They find themselves ambushed by a pair of [[Ministry of State Security (China)|Chinese intelligence]] (MSS) operatives, whom Gentry kills. This forces MSS agent Gao Yuanyuan (alias Gracie Wu) to accelerate the timeline for Operation Marigold, a series of assassinations of intelligence personnel on U.S. soil. Gao recruits politician James Arthur “J.W.” Westwood III and [[private military company]] Gauntlet Group's senior operations officer Michael “Big Mike” Scardino to hire freelance assassins, which include Scott Kincaid (codename Lancer) and Coyle. Both try to seek information on Gentry, although Coyle settles for information on Hanley instead. Hanley’s new off-the-books direct action team Ghost Town, whose operatives include Gentry, his former team leader Zack Hightower, and former CIA [[Special Activities Center|paramilitary]] officer Chris Travers, is assigned to find the mole responsible for the ambush in Nicaragua as well as similar attacks in [[Tunis]] and [[Addis Ababa]]. They surveil [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI) employee Irene Ortega in [[Washington, D.C.]] Later that night, Operation Marigold commences. [[Belarus|Belarusian]] assassin Alexi Kravchuk (codename Spiral and Deep Space) tries to kill Ortega in her apartment but is stopped by Gentry, while Hightower and Travers kill Gauntlet contractors hired as Kravchuk’s interdiction and isolation team. Ortega informs Hanley that she is being set up by her ODNI colleague Lewis Shaw, who is the actual mole. Hanley's new off-the-books direct action team Ghost Town, whose operatives include Gentry, his former team leader Zack Hightower, and former CIA [[Special Activities Center|paramilitary]] officer Chris Travers, is assigned to find the mole responsible for the ambush in Nicaragua as well as similar attacks in [[Tunis]] and [[Addis Ababa]]. They surveil [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI) employee Irene Ortega in [[Washington, D.C.]] Later that night, Operation Marigold commences. [[Belarus]]ian assassin Alexi Kravchuk (codename Spiral and Deep Space) tries to kill Ortega in her apartment but is stopped by Gentry, while Hightower and Travers kill Gauntlet contractors hired as Kravchuk's interdiction and isolation team. Ortega informs Hanley that she is being set up by her ODNI colleague Lewis Shaw, who is the actual mole. Meanwhile, Coyle breaks into Hanley’s home and leaves a note for Gentry. Court calls Campbell, who threatens him with killing more intelligence employees unless they meet. Gentry learns from his former handler Sir Donald Fitzroy that Coyle is the son of notorious [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] operative Rory Coyle and was an [[MI5]] asset at one point. The next day, Hanley obtains Kravchuk’s kill list, which includes a Gauntlet pilot about to be interviewed by former [[Washington Post]] reporter Catherine King{{efn|King had previously appeared in ''[[Back Blast]]'' and ''[[Burner (novel)|Burner]]''}} at a [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] restaurant. He assigns Gentry and Hightower with extracting King after the pilot is assassinated. The two fight off Gauntlet men and [[Jordan|Jordanian]] assassin Asem Shaban (codename Snare), who is killed by CIA senior operations officer Jim Pace. Meanwhile, Coyle breaks into Hanley's home and leaves a note for Gentry. Court calls Campbell, who threatens him with killing more intelligence employees unless they meet. Gentry learns from his former handler Sir Donald Fitzroy that Coyle is the son of notorious [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] operative Rory Coyle and was an [[MI5]] asset at one point. The next day, Hanley obtains Kravchuk's kill list, which includes a Gauntlet pilot about to be interviewed by former [[Washington Post]] reporter Catherine King{{efn|King had previously appeared in ''[[Back Blast]]'' and ''[[Burner (novel)|Burner]]''}} at a [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] restaurant. He assigns Gentry and Hightower with extracting King after the pilot is assassinated. The two fight off Gauntlet men and [[Jordan]]ian assassin Asem Shaban (codename Snare), who is killed by CIA senior operations officer Jim Pace. Westwood and Scardino press Shaw for more information on Ghost Town and find out about Gentry and Hightower. They assign Kincaid with eliminating Hightower in [[Boulder, Colorado]], and task Coyle with killing Gentry’s father James in [[Glen St. Mary, Florida]]. Hanley learns about the breach and informs Gentry, who decides to go to Boulder first. Kincaid finds out about Hightower keeping tabs on his biological daughter Stacy, who is living in Boulder under [[witness protection]] as Andie Delaney, and kidnaps her at the [[Eldora Mountain Resort]]. After Hightower kills two of Kincaid’s henchmen during an [[MRI]] appointment, Kincaid calls him and arranges a swap with Andie for Gentry, who put him in a [[Cuba|Cuban]] prison months ago.{{efn|As depicted in ''[[The Chaos Agent]]''}} Westwood and Scardino press Shaw for more information on Ghost Town and find out about Gentry and Hightower. They assign Kincaid with eliminating Hightower in [[Boulder, Colorado]], and task Coyle with killing Gentry's father James in [[Glen St. Mary, Florida]]. Hanley learns about the breach and informs Gentry, who decides to go to Boulder first. Kincaid finds out about Hightower keeping tabs on his biological daughter Stacy, who is living in Boulder under [[witness protection]] as Andie Delaney, and kidnaps her at the [[Eldora Mountain Resort]]. After Hightower kills two of Kincaid's henchmen during an [[MRI]] appointment, Kincaid calls him and arranges a swap with Andie for Gentry, who put him in a [[Cuba]]n prison months ago.{{efn|As depicted in ''[[The Chaos Agent]]''}} Having identified Kincaid’s hideout in a remote cabin, Hightower meets and enlists the help of Andie’s father Peter, a deputy fire chief. They storm the hideout with Gentry and rescue Andie, as Hightower kills Kincaid after a struggle. Afterwards, Gentry goes to Florida to pick up his father, only to find out that Coyle and his henchmen had also arrived there. They get into a gunfight at James’s [[shoot house]], where Coyle shoots Gentry’s father dead. Having identified Kincaid's hideout in a remote cabin, Hightower meets and enlists the help of Andie's father Peter, a deputy fire chief. They storm the hideout with Gentry and rescue Andie, as Hightower kills Kincaid after a struggle. Afterwards, Gentry goes to Florida to pick up his father, only to find out that Coyle and his henchmen had also arrived there. They get into a gunfight at James's [[shoot house]], where Coyle shoots Gentry's father dead. Gentry goes to Northern Ireland to avenge his father and meets Coyle at his son’s graveyard. They are interrupted by a group of schoolchildren arriving at the cemetery as Coyle leaves. Meanwhile, Ghost Town is taken off the mole hunt after Scardino kills Shaw; a cell of [[GRU (Russian Federation)|Russian military intelligence]] (GRU) assets are framed for the killings and is eliminated by Gauntlet operators in [[Manhattan]]. Hanley tries to seek answers from CIA's [[Deputy Director of the CIA for Operations|deputy director of operations]] Trey Watkins about a possible conspiracy when they are attacked by an unknown party with an [[AT4|anti-tank rocket]], killing Watkins and injuring Hanley. Learning about the attack after meeting with Coyle, Gentry also finds out that his brother Chance, thought to be dead, attended his father's funeral at [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. Gentry goes to Northern Ireland to avenge his father and meets Coyle at his son's graveyard. They are interrupted by a group of schoolchildren arriving at the cemetery as Coyle leaves. Meanwhile, Ghost Town is taken off the mole hunt after Scardino kills Shaw; a cell of [[GRU (Russian Federation)|Russian military intelligence]] (GRU) assets are framed for the killings and is eliminated by Gauntlet operators in [[Manhattan]]. Hanley tries to seek answers from CIA's [[Deputy Director of the CIA for Operations|deputy director of operations]] Trey Watkins about a possible conspiracy when they are attacked by an unknown party with an [[AT4|anti-tank rocket]], killing Watkins and injuring Hanley. Learning about the attack after meeting with Coyle, Gentry also finds out that his brother Chance, thought to be dead, attended his father's funeral at [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. ==Characters== ==Characters==

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