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Covert Action [Mass Market Paperback]

Dick Couch (Author)
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July 26, 2005
First there was The Mercenary Option. Now IFOR, the surgical strike team led by former Navy SEAL Garrett Walker, returns in an explosive adventure charged with authenticity and suspense.

COVERT ACTION

Formed by a wealthy industrialist after the terror attacks on American soil, the Intervention Force is a professional strike team called in on missions others can't -- or won't -- undertake. IFOR has already defused a seemingly impenetrable scheme for nuclear annihilation; now they are called into one of the world's hottest zones. In the Zimbabwean province of Tonga, an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has U.S. officials on the alert for bioterrorism. Walker leads his Black Ops team into the heart of danger in the African nation to unhinge the workings of two terrorist kingpins -- the brilliant Russian Pavel Zelinkow and Al Qaeda mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi -- before a cataclysm is unleashed on an unsuspecting world.

For "hard-as-nails adventure that will keep you riveted to your chair" (Stephen Coonts), delve into the IFOR novels from Dick Couch.



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"Couch can tell a story!"

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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Star (July 26, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743464257
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743464253
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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DICK COUCH is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who has served as a Navy SEAL and as a CIA case officer. He has written six novels and the nonfiction works Down Range, The Finishing School, and The Warrior Elite. He lives in central Idaho.

 

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For Special Ops novels and non-fiction, Dick Couch sets the standard, July 31, 2005
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I've read several books by this author. I like the way he takes you along on a mission, in this case a compelling bio-terrorism scenario set in Africa. When you read a Dick Couch novel you quickly realize that he's been there. He combines an exciting story line with an attention to detail that is only possible from an author with actual operational experience. His non-fiction credentials ("Warrior Elite", "The Finishing School", and his newly published "Down Range") are readily apparent in his novels. In a field crowded with Spec Ops story-tellers, Dick Couch stands out as the real thing.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Dick Couch read,, August 11, 2005
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from the author who has the credentials and knowledge to bring utmost realism to this frightening bioterrorism scenario. Packed with details and believability. Couch does an amazing job of putting the reader squarely into the action. I loved the characters, stereotypes and all. A page turner and sleep depriver in every respect.

A riveting story, masterfully told!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mercenary Team Thwarts Terrorist Biological Attack Plan, March 23, 2007
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A wealthy industrialist has financed a company called Guardian Services International as a worldwide provider of physical and consulting services.
There was a link between the U.S. government and a GSI subsidiary known as IFOR (Intervention Force). Middle Eastern Terrorists have put together a team of rogue scientists to develop a strain of Smallpox that they plan on infecting the world with. The project is located in a remote area of Zimbabwe. The U.S. cannot operate against the terrorists while they are in Africa. So this is a perfect mission for IFOR. An attack is planned and carried out successfully. An fast moving and exciting read.
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The two men sat just below a remote ridgeline in the Nyambene Hills, well concealed from anyone moving along the shallow valley below them. Read the first page
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Janet Brisco, Judy Burks, Steven Fagan, Elvis Rosenblatt, Garrett Walker, Selous Scouts, Claude Renaud, Jet Ranger, Makondo Hotel, United States, Helmut Klan, Pavel Zelinkow, Jim Watson, Joseph Simpson, South Africa, Bill Owens, Agent Burks, Akheem Kelly-Rogers, Mohammed Senagal, Armand Grummell, Miss Burks, Pasteur Institute, Rhodesian Army, Saudi Arabia, Lake Kariba
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