Duty Bound [Mass Market Paperback]

Leonard B. Scott (Author)

Book Description

Series: Duty Bound | Publication Date: May 27, 1998

Caught in the crossfire . . .

While investigating a multimillion-dollar armed robbery, and several apparently unconnected murders, the mismatched FBI team of sharp-tongued feminist Ashley Sutton, and her boss, chauvinistic and proud Eli Tanner, unintentionally walks into the kill zone of a deadly conflict between two formidable opponents.

Sometime earlier, drug kingpin Carlos Mendez had ambushed and killed almost an entire Navy SEAL platoon off the coast of Honduras. Now a  squad of former U.S. special-operations soldiers wants him to pay for his sins--in money and blood. But Mendez has political pull, a private army, a deadly arsenal, and a fortress compound in Miami. And he knows something neither the FBI nor the former spec-ops troopers do. . . .

The odds don't look good for either group of good guys.

From the backwoods of Georgia to the opulent crime palaces of Miami, DUTY BOUND propels Special Agents Sutton and Tanner on a wild, edge-of-the-seat ride through hot lead and cold blood.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Special Agents Eli Tanner and Ashley Sutton are at it again in Scott's latest action thriller (Solemn Duty; Forged in Honor). To settle an old score, ex-Navy SEAL Ted Faircloud recruits two men to help him kill Cuban drug lord Carlos Mendez, but Tanner and Sutton are also hot on Mendez's trailAand in far more danger than they realize. Scott deftly weaves the story together with his usual mix of techno-military jargon and unabashed romance, and while the dialogue often lapses into stereotype (" 'I'm a bad SF sergeant with years of experience snoopin' and poopin' "), the end result is a compulsively readable tale well worth the necessary suspension of disbelief.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Caught in the crossfire . . .

While investigating a multimillion-dollar armed robbery, and several apparently unconnected murders, the mismatched FBI team of sharp-tongued feminist Ashley Sutton, and her boss, chauvinistic and proud Eli Tanner, unintentionally walks into the kill zone of a deadly conflict between two formidable opponents.

Sometime earlier, drug kingpin Carlos Mendez had ambushed and killed almost an entire Navy SEAL platoon off the coast of Honduras. Now a  squad of former U.S. special-operations soldiers wants him to pay for his sins--in money and blood. But Mendez has political pull, a private army, a deadly arsenal, and a fortress compound in Miami. And he knows something neither the FBI nor the former spec-ops troopers do. . . .

The odds don't look good for either group of good guys.

From the backwoods of Georgia to the opulent crime palaces of Miami, DUTY BOUND propels Special Agents Sutton and Tanner on a wild, edge-of-the-seat ride through hot lead and cold blood.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (May 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345391896
• ISBN-13: 978-0345391896
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,408,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Toe-Curling Experience, January 7, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Duty Bound (Mass Market Paperback)

Duty Bound was one of the best books i have ever read. The action scenes were as real as real life and there were unexpected turns in the plot around every corner. You get attached to the characters in the book and you feel like you have known them for years. The details that they go into are amazing you feel like you could solve the case with all the information they give you. This book is definitely a must read for people that like investigation/action books.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of action & good characters., July 15, 1998

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This review is from: Duty Bound (Mass Market Paperback)

The mismatched FBI agents Sutton and Tanner (from Solemn Duty, a good read) are back in another enjoyable adventure. Stolen money, drug lords, the FBI and independent contractors all head for a big crash. All of Scott's books are good reads!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but a let-down from his earlier novels., October 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Duty Bound (Mass Market Paperback)

This book, I think, was a good book. But it was not what I have come to expect for Col. Scott. I have the greatest respect for his earlier stuff, but this was just not right. He went from real-life, the hero may not come home to the hero being saved and coming though as the ultimate good-guy. It was too much like a movie and not like reality. Please Col. Scott, go back to your earlier style!!!