A fragile balance shatters when Jon receives devastating news: his former commander’s family has been kidnapped by a ruthless Afghan warlord.
LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, January 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — A powerful new thriller is commanding attention for its urgency, emotional depth, and unapologetic intensity. Hunt for the Bad Guys, the latest release from speculative and thriller author Eric Valdespino, is already being described as his most personal and hard-hitting novel to date—and the one he considers his favorite.
Hunt for the Bad Guys grips you by the throat and doesn’t let go.
At the center of the story is Jonathon Sinclair, a man shaped by war, discipline, and loss. Older now and officially retired, Jon has stepped away from the battlefield—but not from purpose. Alongside his longtime partner, Kai, a seasoned Belgian Malinois who has also earned her scars and gray years, Jon devotes himself to rescuing missing children others have written off as lost. Age has slowed neither of them. If anything, time has sharpened their instincts, their patience, and their understanding of danger.
That fragile balance shatters when Jon receives devastating news: the family of his former commander has been kidnapped by a ruthless Afghan warlord. The crime is not random—it is personal, calculated, and brutal. What begins as a rescue mission quickly becomes a reckoning, pulling Jon back into a world he fought to leave behind and forcing him to confront enemies who operate beyond borders, beyond laws, and beyond mercy.
As the hunt unfolds, the novel moves with relentless momentum across hostile terrain and moral gray zones. Every moment ticks like a bomb. Each decision carries irreversible consequences. Jon and Kai must rely not on strength alone, but on memory, intuition, and the unspoken bond forged through years of survival under fire. Retirement offers no protection. Age offers no immunity. When lives are on the line, nothing holds them back.
Valdespino describes the novel as his most meaningful work—one that reflects hard truths about loyalty, aging, and the cost of unfinished wars. “This is the book that stayed with me,” he notes. “Jon and Kai are older, but they’re not done. Neither am I.”
More than a thriller, Hunt for the Bad Guys explores the moral gray zones of justice, the endurance of purpose, and the quiet resolve of those who refuse to look away when evil hides in plain sight. It is a story about what remains when uniforms are hung up, orders fall silent, and only conscience is left to guide the hunt.
Hunt for the Bad Guys is available now through major book retailers, including Amazon Books. Readers who crave intelligent, emotionally charged thrillers with authenticity and relentless drive are invited to experience a story where time is short, the stakes are absolute, and walking away is never an option.
Eric Valdespino
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ericvldspn@gmail.com
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