Operator Down
A Pike Logan Thriller
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4.4 • 973 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
• A New York Times Bestseller • Former Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller where Pike Logan's search for a Mossad agent and ally puts him on a collision course with a ruthless military coup in Africa—and tests his loyalties to the Taskforce.
It was to be a simple mission. Nothing more than assessing whether a merchant in the fabled Israeli Diamond Exchange was involved in a scheme that could potentially embarrass the state of Israel. But nothing is ever simple in the world of intelligence, as Aaron Bergman—a former leader of an elite direct action team under the Mossad—should have known. Executing the operation as a contractor, a cutout that gave the State of Israel plausible deniability, he disappears without a trace.
Pike Logan and his team know none of this, but he’s tracking an American arms dealer in Tel Aviv who may—or may not—be attempting to sell sensitive nuclear weapons components to the highest bidder. When Pike’s team breaks up an attempt at killing Shoshana, Aaron’s partner, they stumble upon much more than they expected—a concerted conspiracy to topple a democratic African country.
Beginning to untangle a web that extends through both the American and Israeli intelligence community, Pike is forced to choose between his Israeli friends and his Taskforce mission, even as the execution of the coup begins to form. At the heart of it is Aaron, and his disappearance is the one mistake the plotters made. Because Shoshana is the greatest killing machine the Mossad has ever produced, and she will stop at nothing to help Aaron, even if it means killing Pike Logan.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Taylor excels at quality action scenes, but getting there can be a chore, as in his complicated 12th Pike Logan thriller (after 2016's Ring of Fire). What starts as a surveillance job for Pike, pal Knuckles, and sidekick and love interest Jennifer all members of the extralegal counterterrorism group known as Taskforce takes a deadly turn after a coup in the African kingdom of Lesotho. Diamonds are involved, as is an arms dealer who's bartering trigger components for nuclear devices to pay for the coup. Meanwhile, Pike's Israeli spy friend, Aaron Bergmann, gets captured and needs to be rescued. Aaron's girlfriend, cold-blooded assassin Shoshana, is always entertaining, as she can be counted on to kill, in the most horrific manner, anyone who gets in her way or threatens her beloved Aaron. Pike has been partially tamed by Jennifer, but he's still happy to go rogue when needed, much to the dismay of his Taskforce boss and much to the delight of series fans, who are sure to relish this entry, despite the slow spots.
Customer Reviews
Operator Down
Action packed. Kept the reader engrossed and not wanting to put the book down. Highly recommend this book, as well as all of Pike Logan’s book.
Operator Down
Another great Pike Logan story, filled with action and adventure that will keep you reading deep into the night! I love these stories and look forward to the next book.
First disappointment
Have really enjoyed all the Pike Logan books and enjoyed most of this one but having Pike scheme to involve the Taskforce in a coup directly contrary to policy and the Taskforce charter was so unnecessary and contradicts the operational values of the team to date that I actually found it offensive. Weak ending as well.