The Omega Missile (Final Gambit) [Mass Market Paperback]

Joe Dalton (Author), McGuire (Author)

Book Description

Series: Final Gambit | Publication Date: September 1998

The Secret...The ultimate weapon, a sleek silver missile that carries no warhead, just a doomsday system that will launch every nuclear device in the U.S. arsenal. No overrides. No countercommands. No stopping it.

The Terrorists...Desperate men, driven over the brink by a government they feel betrayed them, have taken over the Omega Missile system, stated their demands, and are ready to push the button that will kill us all.

The White House...Stumped, scared, and running out of time, America's top military advisors suggest blasting the terrorists to kingdom come...even though their bomb will level the entire state of Louisiana.

The Last, Best Hope...Their names -- Thorpe and Parker. He's a Special Forces covert agent with a marriage on the rocks and first-hand knowledge of the terrorist leader. She's a beautiful missile specialist, tough as any soldier, trained to do or die, and willing to race the clock to stop the Omega Missile before zero hour...

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Green Beret instructor Dalton resurrects the threat of nuclear annihilation in this disjointed military thriller. The Omega Missile is the code name of an operation to launch every nuclear weapon in the U.S. arsenal, and it's targeted by Chief Petty Officer McKenzie (only civilians get first names in Dalton's world), a ticked-off ex-Navy SEAL aiming to take over the system. Charged with saving the world from nuclear holocaust is Captain Thorpe, a Green Beret who's previously worked with McKenzie on joint assignments. Thrown into the mix are an egotistical national security adviser, a no-nonsense chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a pretty Air Force major and Omega Missile expert. A plodding beginning gives way to a tense middle and ending, although novice military fiction readers will want to cut their teeth on something a bit easier to follow.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

A NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST IS JUST A BUTTON AWAY...AND SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO PUSH IT.

THE SECRET...The ultimate weapon, a sleek silver missile that carries no warhead, just a doomsday system that will launch every nuclear device in the U.S. arsenal. No overrides. No countercommands. No stopping it.

THE TERRORISTS...Desperate men driven over the brink by a government they feel betrayed them, they have taken over the Final Gambit computer, stated their demands, and are ready to push the button that will kill us all.

THE WHITE HOUSE....Stumped, scared, and running out of time, America's top military advisors suggest blasting the terrorists to kingdom come...even though their bomb will level the entire state of Louisiana.

THE LAST, BEST HOPE...Their names--Thorpe and Parker. He's a Special Forces covert agent with a marriage on the rocks and first-hand knowledge of the terrorist leader. She's a beautiful missile specialist, tough as any solider, trained to do or die, and willing to race the clock to stop Final Gambit before zero hour.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312966601
• ISBN-13: 978-0312966607
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,197,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced and thrilling!, April 2, 1999

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Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Omega Missile (Final Gambit) (Mass Market Paperback)

A tremendous read! If you want a good, easy-reading technothriller which does not bog itself down in too much technical details and too much politics(re: Clancy's later novels), and you like military action then this book is for you! A disgruntled ex-Special Forces operative, with the assistance of former disgraced Canadian paratroopers and a dying scientist take control of The Omega Missile, a satellite designed to launch every nuclear weapon the US has, automatically, and it is up to the former partner of the villian(on a covert Middle Eastern mission which was aborted) to stop them.Intense action, interesting politics and a non-stop pace that races along like a fighter plane at full boost!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "A GREAT ACTION READ." Stephen Coonts, September 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Omega Missile (Final Gambit) (Mass Market Paperback)

That was part of the cover blurb by Stephen Coonts and I have to agree with him. This book was a heck of a ride. You like thrillers, you'll like THE OMEGA MISSILE. I tracked down the author (Dalton is a pen name) and it's Bob Mayer who wrote the Riley Special Forces series which I also enjoyed greatly. He's also written the AREA 51 series under the name Doherty. Don't know when this guy sleeps. He's also written two other thrillers under the name Bob McGuire which are intriguing as far as their story premises: THE LINE about a coup by a cabal of West Pointers and THE GATE about the present day results of the WWII Japanese atomic bomb program. All of them are good thrillers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FAST PACED AND EXCITING, August 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Omega Missile (Final Gambit) (Mass Market Paperback)

Really liked this book. Looked up Joe Dalton and found its a pen name for Bob Mayer who wrote the Riley Special Forces books which I also loved. He's a former Green Beret who I knew here at Bragg. You want action-- read this.