SOAR: A Black Ops Mission
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βWeismanβs vigorous book makes a Tom Clancy novel read like something that wouldnβt make it through basic training.β βAll Things Considered, NPR
βNobody writes better about the dark, dirty, and dangerous world of the CIA and Black Ops.Β .Β .Β . The pace never slows.β βJoseph Wambaugh
On the eve of a groundbreaking U.S.βChina summit, a covert CIA black ops team assigned to bug a Chinese nuclear test site is captured by Islamic terrorists. An explosive situation goes from bad to catastrophic when the terrorists ambush a Chinese army convoy, highjack a highly unstable nuclear deviceΒ .Β .Β . and arm it.Β
On orders from the President, Major Michael Ritzik, the young CO of a top-secret element of the Armyβs elite Delta Force, must lead his men on an impossible rescue/disarmament missionβeven as Beijing dispatches its own special forces to deal with the impending threat. Ritzik and his shadow warriors will need to employ speed, surprise, and violence of action to beat the Chinese to the target, free the captives, disarm the nuke, and escape without leaving any fingerprints. Failure is not an optionβbecause the unthinkable has suddenly become a very real possibility.
βSoar reads like a heat-seeking missile.Β .Β .Β . If this isnβt the real thing, I donβt know what is!β βPatrick Robinson, author of U.S.S. Seawolf and Barracuda 945
β[A] gritty adventure.Β .Β .Β . WeismanΒ .Β .Β . imbues every stage of the operation with appropriate complexity and suspense. His clear, precise prose should make the story riveting for both fans and newcomers.β βPublishers Weekly
βA knowledgeable, fast-paced, near-future thriller.Β .Β . . Weisman draws on his own and many othersβ covert intelligence and special operations experience to craft a convincing scenario and a great many gripping scenes and believable characters. A definite treat for thriller fans.β βBooklist
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Seven-time New York Times bestselling author John Weisman is one of a select company of authors to have their books on both the Times nonfiction and fiction bestseller lists. He pioneered coverage of Naval Special Warfare when he co-authored the number one New York Times bestseller Rogue Warrior, the story of Richard Marcinko and the creation of SEAL Team 6, and then conceived, created, developed, and wrote eight bestselling Rogue fictional sequels. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Seymour Hersh praised his 2004 novel Jack in the Box as "the insider's insider spy novel." Weisman's CIA short stories were chosen for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories in 1997 and 2003. His most recent CIA short fiction appears in Agents of Treachery. He reviews books on intelligence and military affairs for the Washington Times, and his analysis has appeared in AFIO's periodical Intelligencer. John Weisman lives sin the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
