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The Sandpit: An Action-Packed Spider Shepherd SAS Novella


Stephen Leather - 2016
    Who was Dan 'Spider' Shepherd before he signed up as an undercover cop and began working for MI5? The Sandpit rewinds with an action-packed rollercoaster to his days in the SAS...Dan Shepherd and his SAS team are sent into the badlands of Afghanistan to train the rebels who are battling Taliban fanatics.But what starts as a training mission in The Sandpit turns into a life or death struggle with Shepherd and his team very much in the firing line.Soon they are caught up in an international intrigue that threatens the stability of the whole Middle East.

Repulse: Europe at War 2062-2064


Chris James - 2016
    The climactic engagement of this war, Operation Repulse, took place from August 2063 to February 2064, and was the most significant clash of arms on European soil in four hundred years.

Hellfire


Mick Bose - 2016
    His life is a never ending spectrum of action. Just back from a mission, he learns of another in Afghanistan.A CIA team is trapped inside a compound in Afghanistan. A compound with a terrifying secret.Dan is told to extract the team, and their valuable asset. Dan knows there is more to it than that. Way more.Compromised from the very beginning, Dan fights his bloody way into the compound.Now, he is surrounded by the enemy. There is no escape.As Dan discovers the secrets the compound holds, the enemy draws closer to the gates.Soon they will be climbing over, and Dan and his team will be butchered alive.As the noose gets tighter Dan realizes he might be on the last mission of his life...Can Dan get out alive with the CIA team, and protect the compound`s secrets?Find out in this high octane thriller that reviewers are raving about. If you like Baldacci, Lee Child and Jason Bourne, you will love Dan Roy.

Night Passenger (Chris Thorne Book 1)


David Stanley - 2019
    He needs Thorne's help to steal a painting from an art gallery and he isn't just asking.Unless Thorne agrees, bad things will happen to the woman he loves.The heist is a disaster and soon a young cop lies dead. As the gang flee the scene, Thorne realizes that Blake plans to target the painting's owner, and kidnap his wife.Thorne will stop at nothing to save them.Explosive thriller, perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly, and Gregg Hurwitz.What Amazon readers are saying about Night Passenger:★★★★★ 'A pacy novel with lots of action - gives Jack Reacher stories some competition.'★★★★★ 'If you're only taking one book on holiday, take this one. Packed full of action and would make a really good movie.'★★★★★ 'Fun read, good characters, action and storyline. Just pure entertainment, no politics thank goodness. Looking forward to the next one.'★★★★★ 'This book was pretty much nonstop action. Thorne is between a rock and hard place throughout. This book kept my interest from the first page to the end. I enjoyed it very much.'★★★★★ 'This was a great read. I didn't want to put it down. Looking forward to more from this author.'★★★★★ 'This debut novel grabbed me from the start. It read like a cable mini-series with multiple crescendos and interesting characters. Looking forward to the next adventure with Thorne.'★★★★★ 'Great book, can't wait for the next. Fast paced, exciting and some tender moments. Well developed characters. Definitely a not put downable.'What Goodreads readers are saying about Night Passenger:★★★★★ 'This is the best thriller novel I have read in the last 10 years.'★★★★★ 'An impressive first novel, with a good story line and fast pace.'★★★★★ 'Couldn't put this down. Fast-paced from the beginning.'

The Cauldron


Richard Townshend Bickers - 1999
     World War Two is at its height. A formidable flyer and outstanding marksman, at twenty Charles Hubbard stands out amongst his comrades. Shooting down an enemy aircraft before even being sent to France, he quickly gains a reputation as an Ace before being himself shot down. Returning to England as the Nazi push continues, Hubbard continues to gain renown as he becomes embroiled in the Battle of Britain before being posted to North Africa. Soon he finds himself fighting a very different war to the one he is used to, a war not just against the Germans and Italians but against the desert itself. In an area known simply as The Cauldron, Hubbard’s bravery and moral stamina are pushed to the very limit time and again. Teetering on the verge of breakdown, his men are looking up to him to lead them on towards victory. Hubbard does not know if he has the strength left within himself to rise up once more and overcome his fears… ‘The Cauldron’ is a thrilling World War Two adventure from Richard Townshend Bickers. Praise for Richard Townshend Bickers: ‘A valuable history of the air war that began it all… by an ex-flyer of the Second World War who has a genuine feeling for the feats of his predecessors’ - THE BIRMINGHAM POST ‘His sympathy with the fighting man (and woman) shines out of every page’ - LIVERPOOL DAILY POST Richard Townshend Bickers volunteered for the RAF on the outbreak of the second world war and served, with a Permanent Commission, for eighteen years. He wrote a range of military fiction and non-fiction books, including ‘Torpedo Attack’, ‘My Enemy Came Nigh’, ‘Bombing Run’ and ‘Summer of No Surrender’. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.

Kill Day


Andrew Raymond - 2021
    When a routine operation ends in murder, Grant is tasked with capturing the assassin: rogue MI6 officer Henry Marlow.But as Grant leads the hunt, Marlow’s renegade mission escalates, targeting anyone who could expose his secrets. If Grant wants to stop him, he must uncover a shadowy plot that links a Saudi prince, a corrupt Interpol detective, and an infamous black ops programme.With the very future of MI6 at stake, Grant must confront Marlow in a terrifying endgame – after which nothing will be the same again.The epic journey starts here.

MacArthur's Luck: The race for Berlin is on! (The Fortunes of War)


Steven H. Newton - 2017
    His successor as US Army Chief of Staff, General Douglas MacArthur, flies halfway around the world to butt heads with Josef Stalin and change history.When MacArthur relieves General Dwight D. Eisenhower from command in Europe, the Anglo-Allied advance devolves into a free-for-all as competing armies race for Berlin, and the changes echo across the globe. Here are just a few of the highlights from MacArthur’s Luck:Captain Jackie Robinson leads an armored task force across the Rhine. ...Major Barry Goldwater fire-bombs Tokyo. ...Commander Robert Heinlein struggles to save his wounded ship from kamikazes off Okinawa. ...Field Marshals Georgi Zhukov and Ivan Konev clash on the road to Berlin. ...SS-Obergruppenfuehrer Karl Wolff dares everything to negotiate a separate surrender to the Americans. ...Populated by a cast of realistic characters who will take you inside the American, German, Soviet, and Japanese military machines, and meticulously researched by a well-known military historian, MacArthur’s Luck opens The Fortunes of War series, exploring a world both tantalizingly like our own, but also dramatically different.Half the fun is figuring out what’s real, and what’s not.

Operation Arrowhead


Jack Badelaire - 2012
    A year later, as a member of Britain's elite No. 3 Commando, Lynch wants nothing more than to go back over the Channel and kick open Hitler's Fortress Europe, guns blazing. Introduced by his commanding officer to the enigmatic Lord Pembroke, Lynch is offered a chance to be part of a special team of hand-picked Commandos. Their assignment: sneak into occupied France and ally with the French partisans to fight back against the Nazis. Lynch readily accepts the challenge, but when the mission goes awry from the very beginning, and the motives of the partisan leader become suspect, the Commandos begin to wonder about their role in the mission: trusted allies with the partisans, or worms dangling as bait for a hungry fish?COMMANDO: Operation Arrowhead is a military action - adventure novel written in the spirit of classic war movies and wartime pulp adventure fiction.

The Victor


Matt Rogers - 2018
    FAST PACED. QUICK, EXPLOSIVE THRILL RIDES. BLACK FORCE SHORTS BY MATT ROGERS. Government operative James Xu arrives in the peaceful suburb of Greenpoint on a stormy night in Brooklyn, New York. Tasked with infiltrating a mysterious tournament run by shadowy underworld figures, he understands the likelihood of having to use his extensive combat experience is high. As a solo warrior for the division known only as Black Force, he's accustomed to being thrown to the wolves. But nothing could have prepared him for what he finds in an unassuming residential townhouse...

Savior/Corruptor (An Allie Krycek Thriller, Book 4)


Sam Sisavath - 2019
    __________________________________________ SHE NEEDED A VACATION, BUT SHE WON’T GET ONE. It was supposed to be a much-needed respite for Allie Krycek. She was ready and needed to heal. And that’s exactly what she did in a small nowhere town in the Pacific Northwest. That is, until certain people decided to drag her into their web of murder and lies. When an abused housewife leaves a desperate plea for help, Allie doesn’t—she can’t—turn the other cheek. It’s not in her nature to let an innocent get hurt, if she can help it. But not everything is what it seems, and soon Allie finds herself thrust into a complicated conspiracy that just keeps getting more dangerous. If Allie were any other woman, she would turn and run. But Allie Krycek isn’t any other woman. She’s going to do the right thing, even if it means taking on one of the most powerful families in the country.

Mission Critical


Jamie Fredric - 2010
    Commander Grant Stevens, intelligence officer and Navy SEAL, is assigned to the black ops division of the Naval Investigative Service. His present mission: prevent the USS Bronson, the newest, most sophisticated destroyer in America's arsenal from being hijacked. Stevens and his friend, Senior Chief Joe Adler, will take on Russian commandos and an old KGB nemesis, as they hunt for and try to flush out a Russian mole, who could be buried deep in the heart of the U.S. Navy itself.

Hair of the Dog (A Gil Mason Novel Book 2)


Gordon Carroll - 2020
    

The Lieutenants / The Captains / The Majors / The Colonels


W.E.B. Griffin - 1991
    Griffin (aka William E. Butterworth III) is comprised of nine novels featuring the lives and exploits of the men of the U.S. Army and the women who love them. This set includes:Brotherhood of War Book I: The Lieutenants, 1982.Brotherhood of War Book II: The Captains, 1982.Brotherhood of War Book III: The Majors, 1983.Brotherhood of War Book IV: The Colonels, 1984.

Dawn of the Tiger


AJ Frazer - 2012
    Their intent is to secure Australia’s enormous mineral and energy resources to fuel its relentless economy and fulfil China's destiny: Primacy of the Pacific.Amidst widespread panic and political turmoil, Finn Hunt finds himself involved in a massive Australian-US guerrilla operation to repel the invading force. His journey takes him to the heart of The Outback where he is subjected to desert warfare, enemy capture and the harshest physical conditions. Victory for either side will be hard fought and unconventional. For Finn Hunt, his faith, resolve and sheer will to survive will be pushed to the bitter end.Dawn of the Tiger is based on current political and strategic events in the Asia Pacific region. It will leave you questioning just how safe any Pacific Rim nation really is in the changing geopolitical landscape.

Zulu Hour


Ty Patterson - 2016
    It is where Delta Force operative Zeb Carter meets Mohammed Jama. It will be bloody. 'Up there with Mitch Rapp and Jack Reacher' Somalia in 1993 is witnessing civil war and famine that has left thousands dead and starving. Task Force Ranger, a unit of elite U.S. operatives is in the country to help enforce peace. Delta operative Zeb Carter is deployed along with Task Force Ranger. Zeb has seen death, up close and personal. He has no fear of dying. However, he has never come across someone like Mohammed Jama. Jama, a warlord in Mogadishu, is fast acquiring a cult status for his vicious killing methods and his attacks on the U.N. forces. He loves to inflict death and revels in his celebrity status. He is looking forward to his showdown with Zeb Carter. August 1993 in Mogadishu. It is hot. It is dusty, and dry. It will be bloody. Zulu Hour is the first in the Warriors Series Shorts, a series of short stories or novellas that will feature Zeb Carter and will link to the main Warriors Series thrillers. USA Today Bestselling Warriors Series: The Warrior The Reluctant Warrior The Warrior Code The Warrior's Debt Boxset 1-4 Flay Behind You Hunting You Zero Boxset 5-8