by
David McCaleb
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GENRE:
Contemporary Thriller
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Meet
Red Harmon, a special ops veteran who learns he never left the call
of duty . . .
To
a trio of muggers, Red looks like just another suburban dad. But when
they demand his wallet at knifepoint, something snaps. In the blink
of an eye, two muggers are dead, the third severely injured, and Red
doesn’t remember a thing. Once an elite member of the Det, a secret
forces outfit whose existence is beyond classified, Red thought his
active service was over.
But
his memory is coming back—and a lethal killing machine is returning
to duty . . .
Facing
an unthinkable nuclear threat, a volatile international power play,
and a personal attack against his family, Red has no choice. He must
rejoin his old team, infiltrate the enemy camp, and complete the
biggest mission of his life . . .
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Excerpt:
“Tony!”
Lori said again. Only now did Red realize she’d been screaming it.
Her eyes were wide, pleading. She pointed to the ground. One of the
gangbangers lay on his belly, blood running from his legs and a small
pool forming under his head. Red was bent over, knuckles clenched in
the man’s hair, pulling him off the pavement. His forearm was
bloody and he pressed a snub-nosed revolver at the mugger’s brain
stem. Where’d the pistol come from?
The
thug’s eyes were closed; he wasn’t moving. Dead? Resisting the
urge to let go, Red laid the guy’s head on the asphalt.
“Tony,
you don’t have to kill that one.” Her voice was shrill.
He
backed up, pointing the pistol at the still body. Red licked a
metallic taste from chapped lips, breathing fast and shallow as a
panting dog. What the hell was going on? A tall man an aisle over
held up leather-gloved hands, backing away. He ducked into a Dodge
Charger, tires squealing as he accelerated out of the parking lot.
Red
slowed his breathing, then turned to Lori. “The kids?” Where was
the Explorer? He spotted it a few spaces away. The shopping cart lay
to one side, three boxes of number two pencils scattered across the
pavement like pickup sticks. He jumped over the mess, landing next to
two bloody heaps, the bodies of the other muggers. He squinted as the
light reflected off one of the scarlet pools and stifled a retch.
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David
McCaleb was raised on
a rural farm on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He attended Valley
Forge Military College, graduated from the United States Air Force
Academy, and served his country as a finance officer. He also founded
a bullet manufacturing operation, patented his own invention, and
established several businesses. He returned to the Eastern Shore
where he currently resides with his wife and two children. Though he
enjoys drawing, painting, and any project involving the work of
hands, his chosen tool is the pen.
Recall is
the first novel in the Red Ops series. Please visit David McCaleb on
Facebook or at www.davidmccaleb.com.
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