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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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A fantastic novel but narration is lacking
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Deep in the wilds of Siberia, a woman is on the run, pursued by a man harboring secrets - a man intent on killing her. A traitorous CIA officer has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring a certain former Navy SEAL sniper is put in the ground. Half a world away, James Reece is recovering from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, slowly putting his life back together with the help of investigative journalist Katie Buranek and his longtime friend and SEAL teammate Raife Hastings. Unbeknownst to them, the Russian mafia has set their sights on Reece.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Carr earns a place with the best in this genre!!!!
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2 out of 5 stars
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What the hell Mr. Greaney???
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 922
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5 out of 5 stars
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Getting even better
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Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are used to putting their lives at risk, but in The Polaris Protocol it's Jennifer's brother and countless more innocents who face unfathomable violence and bloodshed. Pike and Jennifer are in Turkmenistan with the Taskforce - a top-secret antiterrorist unit that operates outside US law - when Jennifer gets a call from her brother, Jack. Working on an investigative report into the Mexican drug cartels, Jack Cahill has unknowingly gotten caught between two rival groups.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best of the best Pike Logan and his team!
- By Sandra S. Mafnas on 07-16-15
By: Brad Taylor
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Execute Authority
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- By: Dalton Fury
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,476
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,371
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In Dalton Fury's Execute Authority, Kolt "Racer" Raynor and his Delta Force squadron are in Greece, providing VIP security for the newly elected - and deeply controversial - American president on his desperate mission to hold the NATO alliance together. Then, the unimaginable happens. Just as the president is arriving, an assassin's bullet takes the life of the Greek prime minister. The president is safe, but Raynor recognizes the killer - Rasim Miric - by his grisly signature: a bullet through his target's left eye.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Book 5 in Dalton Fury's Delta Force/Kolt Raynor...
- By Wayne on 10-22-17
By: Dalton Fury
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Days of Rage
- A Pike Logan Thriller, Book 6
- By: Brad Taylor
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 970
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 867
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 860
Former Delta Force operative Brad Taylor brings his military expertise to bear in the New York Times best-selling Pike Logan series. In Days of Rage, Russia takes aim at the Taskforce by supplying extremists in Nigeria with a weapon of mass destruction. With time running out, Pike races to unravel a Cold War-era mystery and stop a plot aimed at killing millions.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good -- took awhile to get into it
- By Loy on 09-06-14
By: Brad Taylor
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The Dig
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 472
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After finding the ruins of a Mayan temple - and saving the world from a terrorist attack - in One Rough Man, Pike Logan has been given the chance to rejoin the Taskforce, a top-secret counterterrorist organization that operates outside the bounds of US law. But before he becomes an operator again, he’s determined to get Jennifer Cahill into the Taskforce as well, though no one else seems willing to give a female civilian a shot.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pike Logan recruits Jennifer Cahill to team
- By Wayne on 04-20-16
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Publisher's Summary
A black ops program operates from deep within the Pentagon. The objective: to stop devastating terrorist acts. The means: secretly enabling charismatic Tristan Nazir to emerge as the most powerful leader in the Middle East. But Nazir twists the plan to his own violent ends: the creation of ISIS.
Elite operative Dewey Andreas is sent to Syria to find out more about the enemy. After his cover is blown, Dewey learns that ISIS munitions were indeed provided by rogue elements within the US government. This information arrives in time for the US to cut off a final arms shipment before it reaches terrorist hands. In retaliation Nazir holds the West hostage, launching an audacious strike at the very heart of New York City....
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- Dead Lizard Brain
- 06-07-17
Brilliant.
Brilliant story well read by Jeff Harding, what's next for dewey thoroughly enjoyed all about this book.
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- 03-30-17
amazing thrilling story
excellent book which told a thrilling story to keep you on the edge of your seat
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- Mr Rupert Seymour
- 03-02-17
Disturbingly graphic with the colour of truth.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Certainly. The story is something to learn from in a world tormented by irrational religions and politicians
What was one of the most memorable moments of First Strike?
Impossible to say. it was a whole story without parts. Every chapter was essential to every other.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The whole book
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Undoubtedly...if you had the time, though it would have been a disturbing experience.
Any additional comments?
The story was made for Jeff Harding. Jeff Harding is THE storyteller, gifted with a range of expressions making any story a memorable experience. Few are his equal.
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