Devil's Bargain. Don Pendleton

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      No time, no choice, Bolan realized

      Sight, breathe deep, let it out. How many times had he dropped an enemy from a distance, an invisible shooter? So many killing fields, he briefly considered, since he was a Green Beret sniper in Southeast Asia.

      Yesterday’s victories and spilled enemy blood to save innocent lives didn't mean a damn thing, he knew, and never guaranteed success in the present. Dwelling on the glory days—believing reputation and prior success would carry a man through the day’s trials—was best left for fools, wanna-bes and has-beens.

      The future, Bolan thought, was now.

      And in his hands.

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      Lethal Impact

      Deadfall

      Onslaught

      Battle Force

      Rampage

      Takedown

      Death’s Head

      Hellground

      Inferno

      Ambush

      Blood Strike

      Killpoint

      Vendetta

      Stalk Line

      Omega Game

      Shock Tactic

      Showdown

      Precision Kill

      Jungle Law

      Dead Center

      Tooth and Claw

      Thermal Strike

      Day of the Vulture

      Flames of Wrath

      High Aggression

      Code of Bushido

      Terror Spin

      Judgment in Stone

      Rage for Justice

      Rebels and Hostiles

      Ultimate Game

      Blood Feud

      Renegade Force

      Retribution

      Initiation

      Cloud of Death

      Termination Point

      Hellfire Strike

      Code of Conflict

      Vengeance

      Executive Action

      Killsport

      Conflagration

      Storm Front

      War Season

      Evil Alliance

      Scorched Earth

      Deception

      Destiny’s Hour

      Power of the Lance

      A Dying Evil

      Deep Treachery

      War Load

      Sworn Enemies

      Dark Truth

      Breakaway

      Blood and Sand

      Caged

      Sleepers

      Strike and Retrieve

      Age of War

      Line of Control

      Breached

      Retaliation

      Pressure Point

      Silent Running

      Stolen Arrows

      Zero Option

      Predator Paradise

      Circle of Deception

      Devil’s Bargain

      Mack Bolan®

      Don Pendleton

      It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win.

      —Douglas MacArthur,

      1880–1964

      However much enemy blood I need to spill, whatever degree of pain is required to inflict on the vipers and jackals, I will be part of this war, without limit, without consequences. There will be no concession. There will be no compromise.

      —Mack Bolan

      CONTENTS

       PROLOGUE

       CHAPTER ONE

       CHAPTER TWO

       CHAPTER THREE

       CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       CHAPTER NINE

       CHAPTER TEN

       CHAPTER ELEVEN

       CHAPTER TWELVE

       CHAPTER THIRTEEN

       CHAPTER FOURTEEN

       CHAPTER FIFTEEN

       CHAPTER SIXTEEN

       CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

       CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

       EPILOGUE

      PROLOGUE

      Jaric Muhdal was waiting for the miracle to happen.

      Word of the alleged breakout had been written in Kurdish on a wadded note tossed into his lap five days ago by his Turk captor. Muhdal had been ordered to eat the missive once he’d read it. Or was it six days, a week since the encounter? And was this simply mental torture, taunting him with false hopes of escaping the hell on earth called Dyrik Prison? One last sadistic blow by his tormentors to break his spirit, and days, he believed, before he was marched out to the courtyard to be beheaded?