For decades, New York Times best-selling author Frederick Forsyth has helped define the espionage thriller with acclaimed novels such as The Day of the Jackal and The Afghan. Ripped from today's headlines, The Cobra continues this rich tradition. In the US and Europe, the scourge of cocaine rips apart communities and destroys lives even as drug lords reap untold profits. Tired of the cartels always winning, ex-CIA operative Paul Devereaux assumes the identity of The Cobra and begins a one-man war on the international drug trade.