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Hunter
Killer
by Brad Taylor brings Pike Logan and company to a new house,
that is a new publishing house, William Morrow. But fans should
not worry since Logan does not skip a beat in making sure
Americans are kept safe.
In this latest novel, Pike and Jennifer Cahill, his longtime
teammate and girlfriend, are relaxing in their Charleston
home. But their tranquility is interrupted after a vicious
explosion kills a friend. The perpetrators set it up to look
like an accident, but it was actually foul play, and Pike
knows the attack was meant for him.
“I
explained in the book how Jennifer once left Pike because
she did not want to associate herself with actions she felt
betrayed her moral compass. She was completely black and white
then. But now she has grown to understand that there is a
lot of grey Pike has rubbed off on her some. But Jennifer
is also Pike’s backstop in life. As explained with this
quote, “Her moral compass has led me out of a forest
of evil.” Their attitude came from two philosophical
schools of thought. One is where people consider action is
moral or immoral based on the action itself. The other is
where action is moral or immoral based on the outcome. For
example, thou shall never/ever torture. Pike is definitely
a greater good guy, and Jennifer is from the other thought.
But now they both realize that the other has a point.”
Told
to stand down by their superiors, Pike and Jennifer know there’s
no way they’re sitting this one out. To make matters
worse, two other members of the team have been taken hostage
along with the other passengers on a ferry in Brazil. To get
to the bottom of this, former Israeli Mossad Agents, Shoshana,
and Aaron are asked by Pike to join the team temporarily.
After arriving in South America, Pike and company must battle
Russian assassins, find out who is behind their friend’s
murder, and become entangled in a scheme involving Brazilian
politics and a cut-throat battle for control of offshore oil
fields. They are now on a quest for personal retribution and
to protect American foreign interests, while trying to stay
alive.
The
story gives readers a thrilling ride. An added bonus is how
former army Colonel Taylor, reminds people that those who
serve view their team as family and will do anything to protect
each other.
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