FICTION

Operator Down: A Pike Logan Thriller

by Brad Taylor
Dutton. Jan. 2018. 464p. ISBN 9781101984819. $27; ebk. ISBN ebk. ISBN 9781101984826. F
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While shadowing an American arms dealer in Tel Aviv, Israel, who might be selling sensitive nuclear weapons components to the highest bidder, Taskforce members Pike Logan (last seen in Ring of Fire) and Jennifer Cahill inadvertently come across highly sensitive military and political details from a recorded conversation suggesting that Aaron Bergman, Alexandra, and Shoshana, old colleagues and leaders of a Mossad elite direct action team, are being targeted. While Pike formulates a plan to thwart this assault, he discovers a concerted military conspiracy to overturn a democratic African country—forcing Pike to choose between rescuing his friends or adhering to Taskforce orders. He also untangles many conflicting allegiances permeating the American and Israeli intelligence communities.
VERDICT Former Delta Force officer Taylor relies on his familiarity with modern combat logistics to create credible characters and complex plots that pulse with intense intrigue, authenticity, and realism. Fans of military thrillers will enjoy how this narrative mirrors current events in the worldwide war on terror. [See Prepub Alert 7/24/17.]
Reviewed by Jerry P. Miller, Cambridge, MA , Nov 15, 2017
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