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A conspiracy thriller where patriotism becomes treason A midnight raid on Camp Pendleton. The base commander, his wife, and a dozen Marines dead. Truckloads of military-grade weapons stolen. Enough firepower to start a war or end a government. Frank Kane is back and merciless as ever. But this time his assignment is not so clear… His body ruined by war, Frank is a map of scar tissue and broken bones. A man who sacrificed everything for his country only to be discarded when the fighting ended. Now that same country needs Frank for one final mission: stop Mitchel Walker, the former brother-...

A stolen nerve agent. A manufactured cover story. The one man they can’t control. Frank Kane was building a quiet life on the Atlantic coast when a highway ambush in Nevada rips open a sealed chapter of America’s darkest program. The chemical compound known only as Stygian Mist is in play—and the people who moved it will do anything to erase their tracks. Dragged back into the hunt, Frank follows a trail of burned cutouts and dead handlers from the blast-scored desert to the back rooms of Washington, while a ruthless operator called Kozlov clears the board. Every lead points to ...

In a divided America, the deadliest weapon isn't a gun or a bomb but an algorithm. Stone by stone, former military operative Frank Kane rebuilds a lighthouse on Maine's savage coast. A worn-out relic trying to bury a violent past. Then his former handler appears at his door, eyes cold with purpose. One last mission. Save America from itself. No choice just duty. Behind the glass walls of Helix, one of Washington's elite think tanks, lurks Fulcrum—an AI system designed to predict civil unrest. But Mitchel Reed, a brilliant and ruthless former intelligence developer, has secretly weaponized...

A worn-out veteran forged by a dark past is unwanted until an enemy comes home. Heavily scarred with a voice like broken glass, society has cast Frank Kane aside. A worn-out relic of forgotten wars. He's okay with that. He never liked people much anyway. Renovating a dilapidated lighthouse, he finds peace fixing a broken thing. Hard work. Honest work. The men who kidnapped his niece should have left the sleeping dog lie. Their actions forced Frank to return to his old ways. Unknowingly, they awakened something terrible – a relentless architect of pain who will stop at nothing to find ...

"He doesn't speak. He doesn't hesitate. He doesn't miss." Frank Kane seeks peace in silence and solitude. The war was supposed to be over. A key genetic researchers vanishes overnight. Her breakthrough could grant humanity centuries of life. Instead someone has turned healing into horror. The weapon ages victims to death in hours. Murder disguised as time. World leaders debate the ethics of longevity research. Who deserves to live forever? What happens when the poor die of old age while the rich live for centuries? Frank wants no part of it. His damaged throat barely speaks. His scarred ...

Frank Kane is dying. The bioweapon that nearly killed him has left his legendary skills in ruins. His hands shake. His strength fails. The man who once protected presidents can barely lift the stones he needs to rebuild his lighthouse. When a simple assignment protecting a foreign prince goes catastrophically wrong, Frank discovers the boy isn't just another spoiled royal. Sixteen-year-old Prince Alexander has been trained since childhood never to make a mistake—and it's broken him. He can analyze a hundred tactical options but can't choose his breakfast without having a panic attack. Now...

How far will an American sniper go to save the lives of his fellow soldiers? Is there a line he will not cross? CIA officer Rene Granier heads up a covert team of specialists out to hunt down and annihilate the very heart of the Viet Cong. Will their merciless tactics shorten the war? Will it be worth the price? In 1966, the Vietnam War rages with no end in sight. The Americans try everything in their power to stop the flow of arms to the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in the south, but nothing works. The generals at the Pentagon underestimated their enemy and the army of dedicated ...

What secrets do the fog-laden jungles of Vietnam still hold? In 1973-1974, a fragile truce hangs in the air. Nearing their exit, American soldiers, weary yet resolute, move stealthily through battle-scarred landscapes that harbor unseen enemies. The morning mist that shrouds the terrain that seems to breathe with a life of its own, where danger lurks in shadowed corners. Back home, families gather as television screens cast a flickering, distant connection to lands engulfed in turmoil, igniting a medley of pride and confusion. A country bitterly divided, seeking a new direction, seeking ...

JFK is losing the war before it even starts. Something has to be done…The South Vietnamese are turning against their own government. Protests are daily events. Even the military is questioning its orders to put down the civilian demonstrations. With the ever-increasing rise of violent factions, it seems Diem is the only leader that can hold South Vietnam together. But even he goes too far when he attacks the temples and imprisons the Buddhist monks and their followers. Saigon is about to explode. The Viet Cong take advantage of the chaos seizing more territory and villages. Their ranks ...

The true, untold story of the real beginning of the Vietnam War... In 1945, OSS sniper René Granier parachutes into the misty mountains of Indochina with his elite Deer Team. Their mission: ally with Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas against the Japanese. Side by side, they fight. Some die. Trust forms in the crucible of war. As the war winds down, old powers move to reclaim their colonies. Promises are broken. Branded a spy without a chance to defend himself, Granier finds himself betrayed by the very warriors who once called him brother. Now he stands at the crossroads of history with one bullet ...

After surviving the brutal Cambodian-Vietnamese War, battle-hardened veterans Granier and Spitting Woman return to their village in Northern Vietnam, hoping to find peace at last. But fate has other plans. As they settle into a quiet life among their tribe, tensions between Vietnam and China reach a boiling point. Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia has drawn the ire of its powerful northern neighbor, and China is poised to teach Vietnam a lesson it won't soon forget. When Chinese forces pour across the border, Granier and Spitting Woman's village finds itself in the crosshairs of an ...

In 1942, America pinned its hopes on one woman to prevent the Nazis from developing an atomic bomb... Elsa Kristiansen, a brilliant young physicist and a committed pacifist, finds herself torn from her moral foundations and thrust into a world of danger and deception during the height of World War II. As she embarks on a perilous mission to stop the Nazis from developing a devastating weapon, Elsa must confront not only the enemy but also her own deepest beliefs. Impersonating the enigmatic Dr. Paula Aadland, a woman whose values and actions she despises, Elsa must become the very thing she...

As the American military continues its withdrawal from Vietnam, the CIA steps up its covert operations and training of Cambodian troops. New weapons are developed to stop the communists. With its powerful cannons, the Spectre gunship proves to be a deadly force capable of destroying any weapon or vehicle the communists can field and ensures that reinforced bunkers are no longer a safe haven. Realizing the survival of their country will soon be in their hands, ARVN troops attack the NVA and Viet Cong all over South Vietnam with surprisingly good results. It seems there is hope. When ...

In the simmering chaos of the Vietnam War, truth and trust are battlefield casualties. A seasoned sniper sees potential in a recruit with mystifying skills, until a fateful ambush breeds suspicion of a mole. To expose the potential traitor means venturing deeper into perilous enemy territory, unsure who will survive. Meanwhile, a daring photojournalist chases rumors of covert operations along the Cambodian border. But shadowy forces mark her for elimination if she gets too close. As political tensions threaten to boil over back home, a hardened pilot braces for revelations that could ...

There have only been a few moments in history where mankind was on the brink of extinction. The Suez Crisis was one of them… Egypt 1956. Israeli forces overrun the Sinai and decimate the Egyptian military in a surprise attack. The Egyptian army is in full retreat as it attempts to cross the Suez Canal to face a much bigger threat – the invasion of Britain and France by air and sea. The world is outraged. American President Eisenhower is caught between denouncing his allies in what he considers an illegal act and protecting them against a Soviet nuclear attack if they invade Egypt. In a ...

“A historical novel that reads like a modern political thriller, full of exciting action, larger-than-life characters, and unforgettable events.” — Kirkus Reviews A Daring Plan. A Deadly Trap. The Siege at Dien Bien Phu. Hanoi 1953. An American fighter pilot, Tom Coyle, volunteers to fly for the French military during the Indochina War. “Just cargo and troops, no combat” that is the deal. Make some money and head back to the states before he and his friend, Earthquake McGoon, get their asses shot off. But things rarely go as planned… French commander Major Marcel Bigeard is the ...

"Echoes of Angkor," the gripping 22nd installment in David Lee Corley's Best Selling Airmen Series, plunges readers into the heart of Cambodia as the Khmer Rouge and their leader Pol Pot seek to brutally purify the country and its people. Retired CIA operative Rene Granier, Indigenous warrior Spitting Woman, and young Cambodian Vithu navigate a treacherous landscape, documenting atrocities while evading ruthless Khmer Rouge patrols. Meanwhile, intrepid photojournalist Karen Dickson risks everything to capture images that will shock a world that has turned a blind eye to Pol Pot’s carnage....

"Not only are the characters compelling, but Corley skillfully builds tension… using sensory details and vivid descriptions." — Forward Clarion In 1951, the Indochina War rages between French imperialists and the Viet Minh rebels. After several victories, the French Army is dealt its first major defeat by Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh rebels. Cautious, China and Russia wait in the wings, watching America’s resolve. Nobody wants World War III. With the French desperately short on troops, weapons, and aircraft, America must wrestle with how deeply to become involved in the growing ...

As the Cold War gains momentum, the world comes dangerously close to a nuclear holocaust during the Suez Crisis… Ushered into power by a military coup, the boldness of Egyptian President Nasser knows no bounds. His once great nation is destitute, his people without hope. To set things right, he will risk all and defy the world. He will take back what rightfully belongs to Egypt – the Suez Canal. Handpicked to succeed Churchill, Prime Minister Eden is a frail, unscrupulous man filled with vengeance and determined to return the British empire to its former glory. He is only too happy to ...

The Nomad slaughtered his girlfriend and framed him for murder. Now, Billy Gamble, a drifter turned fugitive, will stop at nothing to find and exact his revenge on the sadistic serial killer traveling the world and sowing chaos wherever he goes. His search for the nomad will take Billy to the exotic islands of Thailand, the old colonial towns of Malaysia and into the darkest jungles of Borneo. But the real question is...who is hunting whom and why? To find the answers, Billy must delve into the mind of a madman and question his own sanity.