No Fortunate Son

Description

A hostage situation places America's most powerful political elite at the mercy of its worst enemies in this Pike Logan thriller from retired Delta Force Operator and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor. When veteran operator Pike Logan and partner Jennifer Cahill receive a letter from Blaisdell Consulting-the umbrella cover company for their real employer, a top secret counterterrorist unit called the Taskforce-they expect orders for their next mission-impossible tasking. Instead, they learn that their latest actions have gotten them fired, despite having saved thousands of innocent lives. Pike's shock and fury is redirected when their commander, Colonel Kurt Hale, asks him and Jennifer for help with a personal matter- His niece Kylie, an exchange student in England, has gone missing. Neither Pike nor Jennifer understands how critical her disappearance will become. Meanwhile, all Taskforce teams have been redirected to a developing situation. A terrorist organization has targeted military relatives of key members of the US government, including the vice president's son. Their seizure of hostages was far-reaching and meticulously coordinated, and the full extent of the threat-and potential demands-has thrown the government into turmoil. They face a terrible choice- Cease counter-terrorist operations, or watch hostages die one by one. How much is a single life worth? Unless the Taskforce can decipher the web of lies devised by their enemies, the United States is about to find out.

BRAD TAYLOR is the author of the New York Timesbestselling Pike Logan series. He served for more than twenty years in the U.S. Army, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly known as Delta Force. He retired as a Special Forces lieutenant colonel and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina. From the Hardcover edition.

Praise for No Fortunate Son "[E]dge-of-your-seat thriller...nonstop action, intricate story line, and jaw-dropping plot twists."-Publishers Weekly "Taylor skillfully unfolds the story until it feels like you're on a frenzied ride. A surefire page-turner that is nearly impossible to put down."-Kirkus Reviews "The surprises never stop, and the pace never relents. Logan and Cahill are a dream team, and military-thriller fans who seek realistic scenarios should consider Taylor mandatory reading."-Booklist "A chilling novel for our time, with a frighteningly realistic plot."-Huffington Post "Brad Taylor's Pike Logan books would still be great even if Taylor hadn't lived the kind of life about which he now writes. But he hits a new peak with the blisteringly effective No Fortunate Son ratcheting up both the professional and personal stakes for Logan's stalwart Taskforce team...With his latest, Taylor firmly entrenches himself on the level of James Rollins, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor as the modern master of the military thriller."-Providence Journal More Praise for Brad Taylor and the Pike Logan series "Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, and Jack Bauer."-John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author "Fresh plot, great action and Taylor clearly knows what he is writing about....When it comes to tactics and hardware he is spot on."-Vince Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Logan is a tough, appealing hero you're sure to root for."-Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author "[Pike Logan is a] feisty, devil-may-care hero."-Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author "Taylor has become one of the very best writers of thrillers with a military and special-ops background...Comparisons to Vince Flynn and Brad Thor are expected and not inaccurate, but Taylor is now in a class by himself."-Booklist "Slick, exciting action and credible complexity are the hallmarks of Taylor's high-caliber thrillers."-Library Journal "Few authors write about espionage, terrorism, and clandestine hit squads as well as Taylor does."-Houston Press "Action packed....Those who prize authentic military action will be rewarded."-Publishers Weekly