David Hagberg's new novel, Burned, is inspired by the true story of Australian, Yvonne Weinstock. Kidnapped in Russia in the 1990s by Islamic terrorists, she and her husband were held for ransom. During her captivity she was beaten, starved, and raped.
While the KGB and the Russian Spetsnaz were adept at hunting down kidnappers, the hostages seldom survived their rescue operations. Despite Cold War antagonisms, they invited the FBI to come to Moscow and assist. Yvonne's story and the rescue operation – conducted by two bitter international enemies – have inspired this new high-octane pulse-pounding David Hagberg thriller.
