Act of War

Abridged
Author: Dale Brown
Narrator: Larry Pressman
Genres: Non-Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: June 2005
Length: 6 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 2.5/5
Formats:
  • WMA

Overview

From the Corridors of Power in Washington to the Frontlines of the War on Terror -- Dale Brown takes you to the heart of the action, and introduces his most exhilarating character to date.

Near Houston, Texas, an oil refinery belonging to one of the world's largest multi-national energy companies is destroyed by a "backpack" nuclear device. This is just one of many attacks being perpetrated against this company around the world by a group whose mission is to stop global corporations and government organizations from plundering the world's natural resources in the name of profit.

Before this group strikes again, Jason Richter is called in with his top-secret high-tech military unit, code-named Task Force TALON. Richter believes there is only one strategy with which to snare his opponents -- find, pursue, engage, and kill. And the only way to do this is to beat them at their own game: Be unconventional, swift, and brutal enough to strike fear into the hearts of the most dedicated terrorist. Richter must also uncover a mole high-up within the government, who is in pursuit of his own personal revenge.

If Richter fails, it won't be just the lives of his team that are lost, but America itself.

Reviews (1)

Worst Brown Book I've Read

Written by Shane Nixon from Burlington, NC on December 5th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 2/5

If Davinici is to long, then this is to short. At least it ends WAY TO abruptly. I had trouble believing it, following the characters, and keeping up with the technical jargon. By far my least favorite Brown that I've read so far.

Author Details

Author Details

Brown, Dale

"Dale Brown is the author of fourteen New York Times bestsellers including Flight of the Old Dog and, most recently, Wings of Fire. A former U.S. Air Force bombardier, he is an instrument-rated private pilot and can often be found flying his own plane across the United States. He lives near Lake Tahoe, Nevada."