Even
the CIA has its mavericks and Jordan Sandor tops the list.
Seeking revenge for the death of a close friend, Sandor launches
a private and unauthorized mission into the jungles of Venezuela
with the intent of assassinating a drug kingpin known as Adina.
Sandor
uses a glider to sneak into the area in the middle of the
night and is then able to penetrate Adina’s heavily
guarded compound. Once inside he stumbles on something that
he decides is far more important than his thirst for revenge
and abandons his plan to take out Adina. Now he needs to escape
and get the message back to the authorities.
Back
in the United States he has to get past the consequences of
his wildcat raid on Adina’s hideout before he can convince
his superiors of the urgency of the situation that he uncovered.
But he’s able to pick up a very influential supporter
in the government who helps smooth the way for him.
Adina’s
plan is to deliver his weapon of mass destruction into the
United States using unwitting Russian drug smugglers who are
very skilled at getting contraband around customs agents.
Sandor picks up their trail and attempts to head them off.
In the process he finds out just how ruthless and murderous
the Russians can be. When more people close to Sandor are
killed, his personal hit list begins to grow.
Before long Sandor finds himself working hand in hand with
the Russian equivalent of the CIA. Jordan’s pursuit
takes him on a trail halfway around the world to countries
like Egypt and Israel.
This
is the second Jordan Sandor adventure that I’ve read
and like the first, the action begins on page one and continues
through the final chapter. It’s not just shooting and
blowing things up though, the author has obviously done plenty
of research and provides enough details to keep the account
sane and believable.
But make no mistake, this story moves like an M-16 in full
auto.
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