Firestorm: A Novel

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DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl must rescue a CIA officer when she's kidnapped in Texas by a nefarious band of criminals in this pulse-pounding thriller for fans of C. J. Box. Special Agent Garrett Kohl has just taken down a dangerous and deadly cartel boss when he finds trouble brewing back on his family's homestead. A powerful energy consortium, Talon Corporation, has started an aggressive mining operation that threatens to destroy Garrett's land, his family's way of life, and everything they hold dear. To achieve its goals, Talon is flouting the law, bribing public officials, and meeting anyone who challenges it with physical violence. When the Kohls themselves are attacked by Talon guards, Garrett goes on the offensive, embarking on an investigation that he hopes will rid the Texas High Plains of the intruders once and for all. Garrett soon discovers that the company has origins in the dark hinterlands of countries across the globe. Using coercion and assassination levied by men from former Russian special operations forces, Talon is working on a highly secretive scheme to commandeer precious U.S. resources. The tit for tat exchange between Talon and the Kohls erupts into a full-scale war when Russian spy, Alexi Orlov, kidnaps Garrett's friend and ally, CIA operative Kim Manning. While Talon may be accustomed to getting its way in many places around the world, they have yet to encounter this rare breed of warrior down in Texas-a man who will fight to the death to protect those that he loves.

TAYLOR MOORE is the author of Down Range, which was nominated for the Barry Award for Best First Novel, named a Strand Magazine best mystery of the year, and selected for the Texas Library Association's Lariat Reading List. Taylor is a sixth-generation Texan who grew up on a farm and ranch northwest of Houston and is a former CIA intelligence officer who worked in both analysis and operations and later consulted for the Department of Defense in Theater Security Cooperation, Force Protection, and Counternarcotics. He now lives with his wife and two children in the Texas Panhandle, where he is a full-time author, screenwriter, and speaker. This is Taylor's second novel featuring Garrett Kohl.

"[A] masterwork of classic storytelling: a man defending his own in the best tradition of a John Wayne or Clint Eastwood film. Think No Country for Old Men with Box's Joe Pickett taking over for Ed Tom Bell. Down Range is downright awesome." - Providence Journal "Having lived it, Taylor Moore hits every bit of the cost of counterterrorism in Down Range, but this story is much more. It's a riveting thriller with a family in crisis at the core. It's my kind of book." - Brad Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of American Traitor "Taylor Moore's Down Range is an intense, authentic, and spellbinding powerhouse that pulls no punches. With high-octane action as well as genuine Texas lore and bravado, readers will be wanting more from hero Garrett Kohl and author Taylor Moore, and soon!" - Mark Greaney, New York Times Bestselling author of Relentless "Delivers both a compelling story and a vivid portrait of the landscape of the High Plains of Texas... Moore has written a tense and irresistible thriller that fans of C. J. Box and the military action novels of Brad Taylor will savor. The chaos mixes well with a stellar panorama." - Library Journal (starred review) on Down Range "[A] strong debut... Things culminate in an exciting, Texas-style showdown between Kohl's family, cartel sicarios, and a host of other bad actors. Fans of J. Todd Scott and C. J. Box will want to check out this propulsive, character-driven thriller." - Publishers Weekly on Down Range "Down Range fuses the classic Western with the modern thriller. DEA operator Garrett Kohl has big skills and an even bigger heart that drives him to a pulse-pounding showdown as good as anything you'll read this year-and maybe ever." - Mike Maden, author of Tom Clancy's Firing Point A stunning debut, as wild and beautiful as the Texas High Plains in which it's set, Down Range turns the thriller genre on its head. Stretching from Kabul to Amarillo, Moore's yarn is chock-full of gripping action, white-knuckled suspense, and, most important, heart." - Don Bentley, author of Target Acquired "Combining the suspense and intrigue of a Tom Clancy thriller with the action and grit of a hard-hitting western, Taylor Moore's Down Range is sure to entice fans of both genres, as he weaves a wild tale of betrayal, vengeance, and death on the Texas High Plains." - Philipp Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Son