Kyle Mills is a best-selling thriller author, including writing 9 great Mitch Rapp novels following the passing of Vince Flynn. About 20 years ago, in a novel called "Fade", Kyle introduced a character named Salam al-Fayed ("Fade" to his friends), a former Navy SEAL who is disillusioned, to say the least. Fade gets ensnared in an effort to stop a global catastrophe...although the person who threatens to unleash it doesn't see it that way. It's a fun thriller, with a very different writing style than the Mitch Rapp novels -- funnier, more light-hearted even when serious things are happening -- and presages a great series of novels centered on this interesting character.
The original: Fade - Kyle Mills