The Callsign

By: Brad Taylor

Narrated by: Rich Orlow, Henry Strozier

In the first ever short story by Retired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor, the stakes couldn' t be higher as operator Pike Logan goes after the first Taskforce target leading a team he can' t fully trust. Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government, and designed to operate outside the bounds of U.S. law, a new counter-terrorist unit known as the Taskforce has just been formed, but not fully tested. Until now. Pike Logan has been given a team of operators drawn from the CIA' s National Clandestine Service and the military's Special Operations Forces without any say in selecting the men on which he must depend.

While executing a full mission profile exercise on U.S. soil, a target of opportunity appears before the Taskforce is deemed mission capable. Forced to execute, Pike and his team are sent to Yemen to track their first real target. The future of the Taskforce depends on their success, but when Pike is challenged by one of his own, their clear-cut mission teeters on the brink of disaster. The price of failure will reverberate much deeper than the loss of the target - straight into the presidency itself. Propulsive, compelling, and told with unparalleled realism, The Callsign brings readers new insight into the origins of the Taskforce as they execute the first Omega operation in a relentless and action-packed short story.

©2012 Brad Taylor (P)2014 Recorded Books

Very Enjoyable

I have read or listened to all the full Pike Logan novels. I truly enjoy the pacing of action, the level of detail, the characters, the interplay between genders, and the thriller/espionage elements. This short story contains these elements in a nice tight little short story. I really enjoyed learning about the early days of the unit and wouldn't mind hearing more. If you are a fan of the Pike Logan series definitely read or listen to this, while it doesn't create some big ah ha moment that explains some mystery in the series it does put a more complete perspective or depth to understanding the development of the TaskForce and the unit.

...another great short story audiobook!

Audiobook Review - The Callsign - Brad Taylor
In the first ever short story - "The Callsign" - Book 2.5 by retired Delta Force officer now author Brad Taylor, the stakes are high as special ops operator Pike Logan goes after the first Taskforce target with a new team. Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government, and designed to operate outside the bounds of U.S. law, the new counter-terrorist unit known as the Taskforce is formed, but not fully tested. They are a team of operators selected from the CIA' s National Clandestine Service and the military's Special Operations Forces. I have read or listened to all the Pike Logan novels. I truly enjoy the pacing of action, the level of detail, the characters, the dialogue interplay, and the thriller/espionage elements. This short story contains these elements in a nice tight short story. It contains the early days of the Taskforce unit and the set up of the regular characters’ makeup. While this short story doesn't create a big ‘ah ha’ moment about the series, it does put a more complete perspective and depth to the understanding and development of the Taskforce and its purpose. Great short story!

Excellent

Well written piece that outlines the difficulties that would need to be overcome to field a deep black unit. It's got it all action, comedy, and suspense. I highly recommend it.

Brad Taylor is great

It filled in some gaps from the creation of the task force, and some call signs.

Great Short Story!

Great back story and fast paced...plus great fill ins while waiting for another full book to come out!

Too expensive

Audible should not charge a full credit for this short story.
Will not make this mistake again.

Great Background!

I love the entire Brad Taylor series! This gives great background to the series! I need to listen to the other mini-books

Thriller in Manila

OK, maybe none of the novels have taken place in Manila at least as of yet, but the task force goes everywhere and does everything. I enjoy the differing points of view and the self examination of fright and wrong at different times by different characters the novels are so engrossing that I am having trouble keeping up with other work and other reading… Like CME… That I need to do :-) but a great way to relax. Looking forward to spending some time on the Alaska cruise with Pike and the guys.

Great short story!

I really appreciate the way Knuckles gets both his callsign and the 2IC! Excellent and Outstanding

Good Intro to the Team

covered Spike ok,could be more detailed. Good information on Kert,but the same as Spike too.