ONE DARING HEIST. ONE GLOBAL CONSPIRACY. ONE FEARLESS SOLDIER: JAKE FORTINA

“Rick Steinke once again runs at the head of the military thriller pack... Jake Fortina and the Roman Conspiracy is a must-read thriller by an author at the top of his game.” -Michael Frost Beckner, Hollywood Screenwriter and Executive Producer (Spy Game)

“A well-researched barn burner of a story, literally torn from today’s headlines... Enjoy this exhilarating read!”-James Q. Roberts, Senior Executive (Ret.), Office of the US Secretary of Defense

A dead-of-night raid on a historic Roman church unleashes a global nightmare. An elite mercenary team hasn't just stolen three priceless Caravaggio masterpieces—they’ve fired the opening salvo in a ruthless Russian oligarch's plot to overthrow the Kremlin and plunge the world into chaos.

Newly assigned to the U. S. Embassy in Rome, Army Lieutenant Colonel Jake Fortina is thrust into a frantic international manhunt. Tracking missing Soviet-era suitcase nukes through a labyrinth of diplomatic deception, Jake partners with his new bride—brilliant Italian Carabinieri operative Sara Simonetti-Fortina—and a newly established international crimes task force to stop the ultimate countdown.

From Rome’s ancient cobblestones to the frozen forests of Finland and the militia-filled woods of northern Michigan, the clock is ticking. Facing a treasonous conspiracy brewing inside his own Army ranks, Jake and Sara must hunt down a network of ruthless extremists and an invisible nuclear threat—or watch Europe and the United States burn to the ground.