Maelstrom. Don Pendleton

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      ADMIRAL REMAR LOOKED GRIMLY AT KISSINGER

      “Last week I got my first live-fire demo. They put fifty-seven thousand grenades into an area no larger than a football field in under a minute.

      “I’m telling you, John, this is heavy duty ordnance you’re dealing with. If you or Hal are connected with the people charged with tracking down whoever stole the prototypes, you’re going to have your work cut out for you. But I think I can help.”

      “That would be appreciated,” Kissinger replied. “And you’re right about our people. If they have to go up against any force of considerable size, it’s my responsibility to arm them with the proper tools. That’s their only chance for success. I need to get my hands on some of those weapons.”

      “Fight fire with fire.”

      Other titles in this series:

      #12 BLIND EAGLE

      #13 WARHEAD

      #14 DEADLY AGENT

      #15 BLOOD DEBT

      #16 DEEP ALERT

      #17 VORTEX

      #18 STINGER

      #19 NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE

      #20 TERMS OF SURVIVAL

      #21 SATAN’S THRUST

      #22 SUNFLASH

      #23 THE PERISHING GAME

      #24 BIRD OF PREY

      #25 SKYLANCE

      #26 FLASHBACK

      #27 ASIAN STORM

      #28 BLOOD STAR

      #29 EYE OF THE RUBY

      #30 VIRTUAL PERIL

      #31 NIGHT OF THE JAGUAR

      #32 LAW OF LAST RESORT

      #33 PUNITIVE MEASURES

      #34 REPRISAL

      #35 MESSAGE TO AMERICA

      #36 STRANGLEHOLD

      #37 TRIPLE STRIKE

      #38 ENEMY WITHIN

      #39 BREACH OF TRUST

      #40 BETRAYAL

      #41 SILENT INVADER

      #42 EDGE OF NIGHT

      #43 ZERO HOUR

      #44 THIRST FOR POWER

      #45 STAR VENTURE

      #46 HOSTILE INSTINCT

      #47 COMMAND FORCE

      #48 CONFLICT IMPERATIVE

      #49 DRAGON FIRE

      #50 JUDGMENT IN BLOOD

      #51 DOOMSDAY DIRECTIVE

      #52 TACTICAL RESPONSE

      #53 COUNTDOWN TO TERROR

      #54 VECTOR THREE

      #55 EXTREME MEASURES

      #56 STATE OF AGGRESSION

      #57 SKY KILLERS

      #58 CONDITION HOSTILE

      #59 PRELUDE TO WAR

      #60 DEFENSIVE ACTION

      #61 ROGUE STATE

      #62 DEEP RAMPAGE

      #63 FREEDOM WATCH

      #64 ROOTS OF TERROR

      #65 THE THIRD PROTOCOL

      #66 AXIS OF CONFLICT

      #67 ECHOES OF WAR

      #68 OUTBREAK

      #69 DAY OF DECISION

      #70 RAMROD INTERCEPT

      #71 TERMS OF CONTROL

      #72 ROLLING THUNDER

      #73 COLD OBJECTIVE

      #74 THE CHAMELEON FACTOR

      #75 SILENT ARSENAL

      #77 FULL BLAST

      #78 MAELSTROM

      Maelstrom

      STONY MAN®

      AMERICA’S ULTRA-COVERT INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

      Don Pendleton

      For Mr. William Fieldhouse—mentor, colleague, friend

      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

       CHAPTER NINETEEN

       CHAPTER TWENTY

       CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

       CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

       EPILOGUE

      PROLOGUE

      Adelaide, Australia

      He watched the puffs of smoke rise into the air