Ballistic Force. Don Pendleton

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      “Maybe it’s not money they’re after,” Tokaido suggested

      “Maybe they’re angling for an exchange. Maybe they want to barter my cousin for the members of the nuclear team they can’t get their hands on. What’s the latest on that?”

      “Well, so far, assassins have killed one of the defectors and nabbed another,” Kurtzman said. “We stopped them, though, in D.C. and Chicago, and Mack’s on his way to Vegas in case they try to make a move on the guy there. That leaves Shinn, who’s dropped under the radar.”

      Moments later Colonel Michaels burst into the comm room. “Your cousin just contacted his business partners in Seoul,” he informed Tokaido. “His family’s being held in North Korea along with three other friends. The North is asking for a ransom.”

      One of the world’s hot spots just got hotter.

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      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

      False Front

      Lethal Tribute

      Season of Slaughter

      Point of Betrayal

      Ballistic Force

       Mack Bolan_®

      Don Pendleton

      Ambition,

      The soldier’s virtue.

      —William Shakespeare,

      Antony and

      Cleopatra, III, i

      Violence and injury enclose in their net all that do such things, and generally return upon him who began.

      —Lucretius,

      99–55 B.C.

      All too often innocents suffer because of the grand ambition of people in lowly positions of power. The way I see it, my job is to even the score, to restore balance and mete out justice.

      —Mack Bolan

      Much thanks to Feroze Mohammed for continued patience, support and understanding

      CONTENTS

       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