Shadow Strike
New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor is back with a dynamic political thriller featuring Pike Logan as he goes head-to-head with an old enemy—and renowned assassin.
After its proxies are devastated and its offensive capability pummeled in the latest war in the middle east, a rogue group of Iranian regime officials create a brazen plot to strike back at their hated enemies once and for all. They envision a series of operational dominos culminating in a devastating attack, and the first step is the assassination of the Israeli prime minister. And there’s only one assassin with the skills to pull it off: Abdul Rahman, known in the shadows as the Ghost.
When a routine prison transfer is ambushed, the Ghost escapes and is given the assignment. The only Operator who can hunt him down is the man who stopped him before: Pike Logan.
Pike and his team soon learn that the mission involves something bigger than just the escape of his old enemy. Working with Mossad agents, the pursuit leads the Taskforce to Argentina. They work to unravel the scope of the attack, and the chase leads them through the tempestuous waterfalls of Iguazu and the Triple Frontier, to the vibrant streets of Buenos Aires, and the tiny village of Ushuaia at the “End of the World”.
As the team races against the clock, Pike learns the stakes are much greater than a single life – the consequences extend into the heartland of America itself. The Ghost may hold the key to an escalation that will upend the worldwide balance of power, and if Pike fails, the fallout won’t just be personal – it’ll be global.
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Brad Taylor
Long before Brad Taylor’s name appeared on bestseller lists, he was navigating the real-world terrain of espionage, war zones, and covert operations. A former U.S. Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel, Taylor didn’t just study counterterrorism—he lived it. That lived experience pulses through every page of his pulse-pounding thrillers, blurring the line between fiction and reality in a way few authors can manage. His stories aren’t just believable—they’re unnervingly possible.
Pike Logan
In the world of covert operations, where the line between justice and vengeance blurs with every mission, one name echoes through the shadows—a man forged in conflict, shaped by loss, and unbound by conventional rules. The series that follows him doesn’t just offer thrill—it pulls you into the heartbeat of modern espionage, where every decision carries a cost, and survival is never guaranteed.
Pike Logan consists of twenty primary books, and includes ten additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Reviews and Comments
Another solid thriller from Taylor. He brings back a nemesis from the past in “the Ghost”. The plot had the terrorists developing multiple attacks in multiple countries with diversions. As always, lots of action particularly for the second half of the book. I liked that the details of the planned attacks were vague as it keep me more interested until the real action started. I also liked that that while the main character, Pike Logan is a hardass, he also cares about his team.