A Covert Rescue Mission No One Expects to Succeed–Who will survive?
Special operator and “nice Jewish kid from Hawaii,” Jake “Snake” Drecker, is intent on a mission across borders to eliminate a brutal terrorist cell. That they may or may not also be holding an American missionary hostage is unclear. The intelligence is sketchy, the objectives vague, and the chance of success slim. Jake’s boss and old friend, Lieutenant Colonel Mike “Pancho” Sanchez, wonders at the mysterious motivation behind his best soldier’s decisions–and about an equally mysterious rogue military unit that shows up at the worst moments to insert itself into their operations. That the CIA seems willing to sacrifice both Drecker’s team and the hostage only adds to the mystery, forcing Pancho to dig deep to discover the truth behind the missionary’s past. And time is running out as Drecker drags his team on a quixotic rescue operation into the very belly of the beast–a mission Drecker and Pancho both know they cannot survive unscathed.
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Summary
From: Carol Pennington
Book Title: Prodigal Avenger: A Story of the Secret War in Afghanistan Book Author: Tim Moynihan What do you like about this book:
I would not normally choose to read a military based book. However, I am so glad that I chose to read this one. While a bit of the tactics were over my head, the story was amazing and kept me turning the pages. It gave me a different perspective to the war in Afghanistan.
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