Seven Days From Sunday (An MP-5 CIA Thriller, Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

M.H. Sargent (Author), Shelley Holloway (Editor)

Book Description

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In this fast paced thriller, Iraq's top terrorist makes two promises - a kidnapped American contractor will be executed on a given date, his body dumped in Baghdad's Green Zone and a major attack will occur in seven days.

Working desperately to find the American and thwart the impending attack is an elite 4-man CIA team which includes an attractive female doctor. But they can only watch helplessly as the terrorist and his masked henchmen behead the American during a live video feed carried on the Internet.

What they don't know is that one of the masked men is not a terrorist, but completely innocent. He is an Iraqi pharmacist who has infiltrated the group. His only objective - to find his missing fiancée, who the terrorist has also kidnapped.

After the beheading, he is free to go. But little does he know that his fiancée will bring the deceased American's head to the Green Zone, and inside the dead man's mouth is evidence linking him to the terrorist.


This is the first novel in M.H. Sargent's popular MP-5 CIA series. The other novels include The Shot To Die For, Operation Spider Web, The Yemen Connection, Alliance of Evil and The Birdwatchers. Sargent has also written a murder mystery set during WWII, Toward Night's End.


***Includes bonus excerpt from Sargent's next book, The Shot To Die For***

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book was well written and a very interesting read that acknowledges that everything is not black and white in a country torn by war and recovery. ~ Doug Bower, Goodreads. 

Product Details

• File Size: 501 KB
• Print Length: 315 pages
• Publisher: Salt Castle Publications (January 19, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00359FHZ6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #728 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
  • #25 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

140 of 142 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An independent work that should be on a top 10 list June 16, 2010

By Comorant

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm reading my third M.H. Sargent book is as many days and not getting much sleep. Seven Days from Sunday and the other two works from this independent author are all well crafted, have memorable characters and many twist in plot to keep your attention. Like a Grisham novel, Sargent sets the hook early and weaves a story that keeps you turning pages until late in the night. Centered around the Iraq war, the context is fresh with lots of action and intrigue. The author does an excellent job of developing his characters, each with distinct personalities that are consistent in each book. While most modern fiction has a central theme of sex,corruption and ample profanity, it's refreshing to find a good clean read.
Grisham was an unknown when "A Time to Kill" was published. I suggest M.H. Sargent falls in the same category. Only marketing and name recognition stand in the way of this author's works on the NYT best seller list.

54 of 57 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Wait for Another Book March 12, 2010

By L. Elstun

Format:Kindle Edition

Fast paced thriller that I just couldn't put down. It was believable and the characters were well rounded. Highly recommend this book. I can't wait for another book with these characters or another Sargent book.

53 of 57 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic & Exciting March 29, 2010

By S. Brown

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What an exciting read this was. I enjoyed the character development in this well edited & formatted book. To me, a sign of a good book is how fast I rushed through it, the faster I read, the more exciting and interesting it is. I finished this one in record time. Thank you for a well-crafted read.

More About the Author

M.H. Sargent is the author of the popular MP-5 CIA series. Each novel has Sargent's elite CIA team on a mission overseas, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Mexico. When asked about the deciding factor of writing a novel that takes place in Iraq, at a time when Americans were not very enthused about the war and might not want to read a novel set in that country, the author says, "Years ago, I obtained the screen rights to Aimme West's story - her husband had been deployed in the first Gulf War and came home ill. Then she had a child with severe birth defects. She did a lot of research and found that she wasn't alone - many wives were having birth defect children after their husbands returned from the war. Her insistence that something went wrong over there led to Congressional hearings and the revelation that our guys were given experimental vaccines overseas. So, when we went into Iraq the second time, I was really worried about our military. Were they going to face chemical and biological weapons? Were they going to be given experimental drugs? Then I started thinking about the Iraqis. What were they thinking? I imagine like people the world over, when war comes to your door, you worry about your family members first and foremost. Then you worry about your neighbors. Your community. Your country. And mostly, you just want it to end, you want to have peace and quiet. So that started me on the track, how about a novel that shows an Iraqi family? Shows what they are going through? What fears do they live with daily? And their take on the Americans coming in. That was Seven Days From Sunday. Then I just kept writing."