Dead Man's Hand: A Pike Logan Novel
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- Author：Brad Taylor
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Summary
Pike Logan goes head-to-head with Putin's henchman in this propulsive and topical edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor。 To finally end the war between their nations， a rogue Ukranian band of partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin。 But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian national guard to root them out。 It's a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO--by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs。 After receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden， the U。S。 sends Pike Logan to identify Victor's target--only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin's agents and the Wolves。 When the smoke clears， Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission， believing it just， until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences。 For Putin is preparing a devastating activating the Dead Man's Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia's missiles in the event of his death。 。 。
Reviews
Carolyn
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Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy。As usual， this was a good read。 I found it a little confusing at the beginning， which might be due to the fact that as an advanced copy， there didn't appear to be the breaks when switching from one focus group to another （the heroes， the villians）。 As expected， at the end of the book， it all came together in a cohesive manner。 This is the first book I can recall， where the oversight was different which really did mix things up。 You could sense the utter Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy。As usual， this was a good read。 I found it a little confusing at the beginning， which might be due to the fact that as an advanced copy， there didn't appear to be the breaks when switching from one focus group to another （the heroes， the villians）。 As expected， at the end of the book， it all came together in a cohesive manner。 This is the first book I can recall， where the oversight was different which really did mix things up。 You could sense the utter Pike's utter frustration。 However， no matter what， he will always do the right thing。 As always， I look forward to the next "installment"。 。。。more
Abibliofob
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Pike Logan and his fellows is back。 Dead Man's Hand by Brad Taylor is without a doubt one of the best books in this series ever and that is not because it takes place in Sweden for a part of it。 This one feels almost to real and living in Sweden and being close to the antics of the infamous russian leader， it is scary。 Taylor has managed to create a story that is plausible and very contemporary。 It is a mean feat to write a book about the war in Ukraine that has almost no events taking place in Pike Logan and his fellows is back。 Dead Man's Hand by Brad Taylor is without a doubt one of the best books in this series ever and that is not because it takes place in Sweden for a part of it。 This one feels almost to real and living in Sweden and being close to the antics of the infamous russian leader， it is scary。 Taylor has managed to create a story that is plausible and very contemporary。 It is a mean feat to write a book about the war in Ukraine that has almost no events taking place in Ukraine。 The writing is as always impeckable and the characters are as usually great。 I have felt that some books in this series have been a little boring but this sure makes up for it。 It is highly recommended by me and I hope you will enjoy it just as much as I did。 P。S。 Brad you where lucky with your traintravels in Sweden， most often we are surprised when the train is going close to schedule。 D。S。 I must thank Edelweiss， William Morrow and Harper Collins for giving me an advance copy of this book。 。。。more
Pamela Small
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Vladimir Putin has enemies in high places- in his own cabinet。 He is paranoid of his own people and party who he believes will plot a coup or assignation attempt。 Of course， he also has enemies among the Ukrainian people。 A cell of Ukrainians called the Wolves join forces with a sect of Russian GRU agents to do just as Putin fears- assassinate him。 To thwart an assignation， Putin has four loyalists with devices from which they would immediately initiate a nuclear strike in the event of his death Vladimir Putin has enemies in high places- in his own cabinet。 He is paranoid of his own people and party who he believes will plot a coup or assignation attempt。 Of course， he also has enemies among the Ukrainian people。 A cell of Ukrainians called the Wolves join forces with a sect of Russian GRU agents to do just as Putin fears- assassinate him。 To thwart an assignation， Putin has four loyalists with devices from which they would immediately initiate a nuclear strike in the event of his death。 This device is called the dead man’s hand。 Putin assigns a strike team to locate and eliminate the Ukrainians who want to kill him and destroy his power plays in the Ukraine。 The Wolves don’t know about this device。 The wolves don’t know that a Russian strike team are hot on their tail， looking to take them out before they can complete their mission。 The wolves don’t know about the device that will initiate a nuclear strike should the assassination attempt succeed。 Pike Logan and his Taskforce team come into the mix to thwart the Wolves from succeeding， as the dead man’s hand has world wide deadly consequences。 Pike’s team are tasked with tracking the Wolves and rogue Russian team to stop the madness of Putin’s plan。 Dead Man’s Hand and leads to an explosive conclusion。 Enthralling as well as timely plot。 Pacing a bit slow at first。 There was way too much time spent detailing practicing high diving jumps。 It was not germane to the story and took away from the story getting started。 Readers who enjoy the complexities of Pike’s missions will enjoy this one！ My thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review the ARC。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Gregory
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I have read all of the Task Force books and this one may be the best yet。 Incredibly topical in today’s day and age， Full of action with Pike’s patented humor。 Perfectly paced， always wanting to know what happens in the next chapter。 Well done and keep these coming！
Brian Monson
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Brad Taylor's streak continues！ This may be my favorite Pike Logan adventure。 I was hooked within the first 3 chapters。 Timely， practical， thought-provoking; this one has it all。 Combined with the ever-present action every Pike Logan thriller contains， DEAD MAN'S HEAD is an absolute winner！ Brad Taylor's streak continues！ This may be my favorite Pike Logan adventure。 I was hooked within the first 3 chapters。 Timely， practical， thought-provoking; this one has it all。 Combined with the ever-present action every Pike Logan thriller contains， DEAD MAN'S HEAD is an absolute winner！ 。。。more
Steven Netter
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READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksMake sure to check out the full review READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksMake sure to check out the full review 。。。more
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