Title: Strikeforce Lightning
Author: Mark Aitken
Pages: 368
Published Date: 1 January 2013
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Series Details: 2nd book in the Gerry Galen series
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Publisher's Synopsis
An adrenalin charged, high-concept thriller in the mould of Matthew Reilly and John Birmingham featuring ex-US special forces hero, Gerry Galen, as he battles to avert a catastrophic thermonuclear strike.
His war is over and former special forces captain Gerry Galen is enjoying the relative peace of running a cattle ranch in Wyoming. But when he's asked to lead a team to Jordan to retrieve his war-time sergeant, he agrees.
Landing in Amman, Galen re-enters a world of Arab gangsters, American mercenaries and the constantly shifting loyalties of the CIA. And watching over his every step is the lethal presence of Hamas - a daily reminder that Galen is working under the constant threat of death.
Nothing about the gig is what it seems and as Galen realises that his former boss has stolen $3 million dollars from some powerful locals, the spectre of Iraqi aggression rears its head. But why are neo -Baathists chasing Galen? And what do they want with the cargo he is carrying?
Hunted, beaten and trapped, Gerry Galen is a man running two races . Can he break clear before lightning strikes?