Enemy of Mine: A Pike Logan Thriller Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's Brad Taylor Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0451419936 | Format: PDF
Enemy of Mine: A Pike Logan Thriller Mass Market Description
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Pike Logan returns in another stellar effort from Taylor, a retired Delta Force commander. What starts off as a simple mission to track down an assassin called the Ghost ends up becoming something very different. Working with the first woman allowed in Special Forces, Logan and partner Jennifer find their cover blown almost immediately. Torture and an unorthodox rescue follow. But the biggest enemy of all has yet to reveal himself, a criminal mastermind with ties to Logan’s past. How Logan handles the truth could jeopardize both the mission and his team. Readers of novels set in the world of Special Forces have many choices, but Taylor is one of the best. His obvious insider knowledge, combined with a well-constructed narrative, make all his work—and this novel, in particular—a delight for fans of the subgenre. The added female viewpoint here provides a fascinating perspective on a primarily male-dominated world. --Jeff Ayers
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“Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, and Jack Bauer.”—New York Times Bestselling Author John Lescroart
“[Taylor is] solidly in the ranks of such authors as Brad Thor and Vince Flynn.” —Publishers Weekly
“Fresh plot, great action, and Taylor clearly knows what he is writing about.” —Vince Flynn
“Readers of novels set in the world of Special Forces have many choices, but Taylor is one of the best.”—Booklist
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- Series: A Pike Logan Thriller (Book 3)
- Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Signet; Reprint edition (January 7, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451419936
- ISBN-13: 978-0451419934
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Enemy of Mine does what an action novel needs to do: it delivers action. Along the way, it tells a surprisingly intelligent, carefully plotted story.
The prologue to Enemy of Mine begins with a nightmare (always a bad start to a novel) as Pike Logan dreams about the murder of his wife and child four years earlier. The main story begins with the assassination of an investigator who had gathered evidence implicating the Syrian government and Hezbollah in the 2005 death of Lebanon's prime minister. The assassin (a freelance terrorist known as the Ghost) then accepts an assignment to kill the American envoy to upcoming peace negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. A competing freelance assassin, an American named Lucas Kane but known by the code name Infidel, turns up to add spice to the plot. Pike encountered Infidel in One Rough Man.
Pike's ultimate mission, and that of the counter-terrorism Taskforce to which he is assigned, is to prevent the envoy's assassination. When they aren't with Pike, other members of the Taskforce come into focus, particularly Jennifer, an anthropologist who kicks butt when she isn't educating the other Taskforce members about world history. Knuckles and Decoy will also be familiar to series fans, while a new guy named Brett joins the team. Pike and Jennifer, however, are the only characters who gain new depth in this novel.
Occasionally the story spotlights Col. Kurt Hale, who commands the Taskforce from Washington D.C. Hale sits on an oversight committee that answers to the president (the only elected official on the committee).
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