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"A warrior is unwanted until the barbarians are at the gates." Years have slipped away since Frank Kane abandoned his violent past. Heavily scarred with a voice like broken glass, society has cast him aside. A useless relic of forgotten wars. He's okay with that. He never liked people much anyway. Content in renovating a dilapidated lighthouse, he finds peace in fixing a broken thing. Hard work. Honest work. The men who kidnapped his niece should have left the sleeping beast lie. Their actions forced Frank to return to his old ways. Big mistake. Unknowingly, they awakened something terrible...

“A historical novel that reads like a modern political thriller, full of exciting action, larger-than-life characters, and unforgettable events.” — Kirkus Reviews A Daring Plan. A Deadly Trap. The Siege at Dien Bien Phu. Hanoi 1953. An American fighter pilot, Tom Coyle, volunteers to fly for the French military during the Indochina War. “Just cargo and troops, no combat” that is the deal. Make some money and head back to the states before he and his friend, Earthquake McGoon, get their asses shot off. But things rarely go as planned… French commander Major Marcel Bigeard is the ...

The true, untold story of the real beginning of the Vietnam War... In 1945, OSS sniper René Granier parachutes into the misty mountains of Indochina with his elite Deer Team. Their mission: ally with Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas against the Japanese. Side by side, they fight. Some die. Trust forms in the crucible of war. As the war winds down, old powers move to reclaim their colonies. Promises are broken. Branded a spy without a chance to defend himself, Granier finds himself betrayed by the very warriors who once called him brother. Now he stands at the crossroads of history with one bullet ...

"Not only are the characters compelling, but Corley skillfully builds tension… using sensory details and vivid descriptions." — Forward Clarion In 1951, the Indochina War rages between French imperialists and the Viet Minh rebels. After several victories, the French Army is dealt its first major defeat by Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh rebels. Cautious, China and Russia wait in the wings, watching America’s resolve. Nobody wants World War III. With the French desperately short on troops, weapons, and aircraft, America must wrestle with how deeply to become involved in the growing ...

After surviving the brutal Cambodian-Vietnamese War, battle-hardened veterans Granier and Spitting Woman return to their village in Northern Vietnam, hoping to find peace at last. But fate has other plans. As they settle into a quiet life among their tribe, tensions between Vietnam and China reach a boiling point. Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia has drawn the ire of its powerful northern neighbor, and China is poised to teach Vietnam a lesson it won't soon forget. When Chinese forces pour across the border, Granier and Spitting Woman's village finds itself in the crosshairs of an ...

In 1942, America pinned its hopes on one woman to prevent the Nazis from developing an atomic bomb... Elsa Kristiansen, a brilliant young physicist and a committed pacifist, finds herself torn from her moral foundations and thrust into a world of danger and deception during the height of World War II. As she embarks on a perilous mission to stop the Nazis from developing a devastating weapon, Elsa must confront not only the enemy but also her own deepest beliefs. Impersonating the enigmatic Dr. Paula Aadland, a woman whose values and actions she despises, Elsa must become the very thing she...

A desperate nation. A daring plan. Can France survive an astonishing betrayal? After three long years of fighting with no end in sight, bombs continue to explode on the streets and in the cafés of Paris and Algiers. French paratroopers led by Colonel Bruno Bigeard lay siege to the Casbah in the Algerian capital. Their mission is to root out the rebels hidden among the civilians no matter the cost. It’s Urban warfare at its worst. Tom Coyle, an American pilot flying for the French military, is driven by one desire – keep Brigitte Friang safe. A task far from simple as Brigitte goes deep...

How far will America go to win the Vietnam War? Torn by terrible loss, an American pilot finds distraction when he develops a new weapon that could change the war in Vietnam. As it appears in the night sky, the terrified Viet Cong call it “dragon.” Will it be enough or is it already too late? After enemy torpedo boats attack the US Destroyer Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, President Johnson decides to expand the war and bomb North Vietnam. When a second attack occurs, the US Congress gives the president the power to declare all-out war against the communists. But are the attacks real or ...

As the American military continues its withdrawal from Vietnam, the CIA steps up its covert operations and training of Cambodian troops. New weapons are developed to stop the communists. With its powerful cannons, the Spectre gunship proves to be a deadly force capable of destroying any weapon or vehicle the communists can field and ensures that reinforced bunkers are no longer a safe haven. Realizing the survival of their country will soon be in their hands, ARVN troops attack the NVA and Viet Cong all over South Vietnam with surprisingly good results. It seems there is hope. When ...

As the Cold War gains momentum, the world comes dangerously close to a nuclear holocaust during the Suez Crisis… Ushered into power by a military coup, the boldness of Egyptian President Nasser knows no bounds. His once great nation is destitute, his people without hope. To set things right, he will risk all and defy the world. He will take back what rightfully belongs to Egypt – the Suez Canal. Handpicked to succeed Churchill, Prime Minister Eden is a frail, unscrupulous man filled with vengeance and determined to return the British empire to its former glory. He is only too happy to ...

How far will an American sniper go to save the lives of his fellow soldiers? Is there a line he will not cross? CIA officer Rene Granier heads up a covert team of specialists out to hunt down and annihilate the very heart of the Viet Cong. Will their merciless tactics shorten the war? Will it be worth the price? In 1966, the Vietnam War rages with no end in sight. The Americans try everything in their power to stop the flow of arms to the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in the south, but nothing works. The generals at the Pentagon underestimated their enemy and the army of dedicated ...

"David Lee Corley establishes himself as one of the masters of the thriller genre with rock-solid characters and a great plot." — Readers' Favorite Algeria and France 1954. Encouraged by the Viet Minh triumph over the French at Dien Bien Phu, Algerian rebels seize the moment and rise in rebellion against their imperial masters. But Algeria is not Indochina; it is considered part of the homeland, and the French are determined to keep it. French paratroopers once again lead the fight and find this is no ordinary enemy. The rebels attack from the shadows but live in plain sight in the Casbah...

JFK is losing the war before it even starts. Something has to be done…The South Vietnamese are turning against their own government. Protests are daily events. Even the military is questioning its orders to put down the civilian demonstrations. With the ever-increasing rise of violent factions, it seems Diem is the only leader that can hold South Vietnam together. But even he goes too far when he attacks the temples and imprisons the Buddhist monks and their followers. Saigon is about to explode. The Viet Cong take advantage of the chaos seizing more territory and villages. Their ranks ...

One bullet could start a war or prevent it. His bullet… Granier is CIA. A sniper and the leader of an elite paramilitary team stationed in Saigon. Nothing will stop him from completing his mission - blocking the Viet Minh rebels from overrunning the South. Ambush, sabotage, and assassination are part of his bag of dirty tricks. But anything is allowed as long as they don’t get caught. He has no remorse. Remorse is for others. Before American soldiers landed in South Vietnam, the CIA fought a covert war against the communists. They were committed to stopping communist expansion and ...

A war and a president that changed America forever... Newly elected President John F. Kennedy is faced with numerous global events spiraling out of control – aggressive communist expansion, the nuclear arms race, the descending iron curtain, a clandestine invasion of Cuba, and, of course, Vietnam teetering on civil war. Kennedy, a strong believer in espionage and paramilitary operations, is determined to minimize American military involvement whenever possible. He recruits America’s best and brightest as his advisors, then tasks the CIA, American military advisors, and Special Operation...

Why risk their lives to steal the Army’s newest weapon? Blackmail? Terrorism? Assassination? …or something much more nefarious? Thunder is a drone developed by the wonks at DARPA. It’s fast. It’s smart. It’s deadly. It’s America’s answer to the world’s growing military threats. While on field tests in Germany, Thunder is hijacked by the very soldiers assigned to protect it. The weapon’s remote operator and the only person with the access code, Staff Sergeant Lowell Gamble, is accused of being in on the plot to steal the weapon system. Culper, the former CIA recruiter, ...

The Nomad slaughtered his girlfriend and framed him for murder. Now, Billy Gamble, a drifter turned fugitive, will stop at nothing to find and exact his revenge on the sadistic serial killer traveling the world and sowing chaos wherever he goes. His search for the nomad will take Billy to the exotic islands of Thailand, the old colonial towns of Malaysia and into the darkest jungles of Borneo. But the real question is...who is hunting whom and why? To find the answers, Billy must delve into the mind of a madman and question his own sanity.

In 1967, something has changed, and not in a good way. For the first time, the communists are holding territory that they have captured near the borders of Laos and North Vietnam. It could be that the leaders in Hanoi want to secure supply and reinforcement routes into South Vietnam… or it could be something far more nefarious. The communists’ new strategy is an opportunity for the U.S. military and its allies to finally engage their enemy in a large-scale, set-piece battle that would allow American airpower and artillery to destroy a massive enemy force. It’s tempting bait. Such a ...

NATIONS FEAR LENA NOLAN FOR A GOOD REASON... Her husband was murdered. She was next. She invented the world’s deadliest weapon. Now she's out for revenge on a global scale. Only one man can find her. Only one man can stop her. Only one man can save her. Billy Gamble is back in another fast-moving thriller ripped from today’s headlines in which the stakes couldn’t be higher - the destruction of a superpower… and perhaps the world. Imagine Lee Child’s PERSONAL meets Tom Clancy’s HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and you’ve got Prophecies of Chaos. “Corley skillfully builds tension with ...

It’s called the “Black Widow”, a CIA gunship with three high-speed Gatling guns tasked with interdicting North Vietnamese weapon and supply convoys on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It has no insignias or markings. Painted black it is invisible in the night’s sky… until it strikes. The communist troops call it a “dragon” because of its red tongues of fire that reach down from the heavens and consume whatever they touch. Officially the Black Widow doesn’t exist and neither does Tom Coyle its pilot. Coyle and his crew fly the world’s most dangerous combat missions in the steep ...