In the next thrilling installment of the non-stop action Sniper Elite series from the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller American Sniper, a top secret band of elite warriors are forced to take a side in the Mexican narco wars.Bob Pope, the director of an American secret intelligence anti-terrorist program, loses contact with his most trusted operative, Navy Master Chief Gil Shannon, fearing him dead when a mission to take out a Swiss banker who is channeling funds to Muslim extremists goes awry. But when an American politician and her convoy are assassinated in Mexico City by the Ghost Sniper-an American ex-military gunman for hire employed by Mexico's most ruthless drug cartel-Pope must turn to retired Navy SEAL Daniel Crosswhite and the newest Sniper Elite hero, ex-Green Beret Chance Vaught, to track down the assassin and expose the corrupt officials behind the murderous plot. The newest heart-pounding Sniper Elite thriller takes you on an action-packed adventure to both sides of the Atlantic, filled with the intrigue and movie-worthy warfare fans of the series have come to know and love.
Hot on the trail of "The Wolf," a rogue Russian military sniper-turned-Chechen-terrorist, American hero and expert sniper Gil Shannon turns from hunter to hunted when his mission is exposed by a traitor high up in US government. Shannon must turn to an unlikely ally--a deadly Russian special operative--to help even the odds against him. Together they discover that The Wolf is just the tip of the global terrorist plot comprised of CIA agents, moles in the White House, embassy leaders in South America, and a growing force of Chechen separatists bent on upending the U.S. economy and the stability of the Western world.
Despite the cooperation of the Russian military, the President of Russia refuses to aid Shannon's increasingly dire battle against legions of enemy fighters deep within Russia's hinterlands due to strained relations with the U.S. over the increasing tensions in the Ukraine and mistrust of Shannon's ties to a newly established clandestine organization reporting to the U.S. President. In a breathtaking, climactic final fight, Shannon single-handedly takes on over 200 men and is forced to face off with the one sniper who may be his equal shot.
In this third installment in the Sniper Elite series, #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott McEwen takes listeners along for a white-knuckle ride across Europe in the company of American soldiers, Russian Special Operatives, and global leaders that is sure to keep listeners on the edge of their seats.
First the asteroid would come, slamming into the earth just north of the Montana border, followed by earthquakes, tsunamis, and unending night. And after that … Hell.
Astronomer Marty Chittenden is the first to recognize the approaching doom—a discovery that makes him a marked man.
Green Beret Jack Forrest knows the catastrophe is inevitable and begins stockpiling an abandoned missile silo with supplies while gathering together a small community of men, women, and children he prays can survive the apocalypse.
Then disaster strikes. In an instant the world they know ends forever, transformed into a nightmare realm of eternal darkness. Soon the few remaining humans are transformed as well, becoming savage things—raping, pillaging, and devouring their own.
And the time is approaching when Forrest and his people will have to leave their underground “Noah’s Ark” to face a shattered world and the unspeakable terrors that dwell there—in desperate pursuit of one slim hope of survival … called Hawaii."
“Very well written for a first novel, and the basic concept definitely produces a page turner. The overall feel is of high adventure with a moderate amount of tension, where you are never quite sure what is going to happen next…Recommended.”—SF Revu
When Chechen terrorists succeed in smuggling a Cold War era Russian nuke across the Mexican-American border, the President is forced to reactivate the only unit capable of tracking it down: precision sniper Master Chief Gil Shannon and his brash team of SEALs and Delta Force fighters, first introduced in Sniper Elite: One Way Trip. The entire team was run out of the military after disobeying a direct command in order to save the life of one of their own behind enemy lines. Shannon's first act is to find and reassemble his squad, many of whom have gone rogue, some going as far as becoming vigilantes and desperados. Now reformed as a completely off-the-books secret domestic Special Ops Black team, Shannon and company race against the clock to save the country from nuclear destruction. In this action-packed thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott McEwen presents a gripping, fast-paced adventure filled with nonstop action that takes listeners into the shadow world of clandestine military operations.
From the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller American Sniper, this “inspired by true events” thriller follows one of America’s most lethal marksmen as he leads the rescue of a downed female Special Ops pilot.
The President of the United States can’t decide how to respond to a classified video showing the Taliban’s brutal treatment of their captive—a female helicopter pilot of the Army’s elite Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Afraid that a botched rescue will further destabilize foreign policy and end his presidency, the Commander-in-Chief falters. But when the Special Ops community learns that one of their own is being tortured and will almost certainly be killed, no executive order will stop them from attempting a rescue mission.
In direct defiance of the President’s orders, Navy SEAL sniper Gil Shannon launches an audacious mission, with the support of elite soldiers and an enigmatic government figure, to infiltrate the tribal faction holding the captured pilot. A pulse-pounding battle ensues, pitching the entire force of the Taliban against the fearless and heroic American sniper. Packed with blistering action and real-life combat scenes, Sniper Elite: One Way Trip will pin readers to the edge of their seats until the very last sentence.
