Bücher von Brad Taylor

In Südostasien gerät ein Virus, das einen Großteil der Weltbevölkerung auslöschen könnte, in die falschen Hände.Unterdessen versucht Pike Logan trotz aller Widerstände Knuckles aus einem thailändischen Gefängnis zu befreien. Dabei kommt er eher durch Zufall einem iranischen General auf die Spur, der einen gewaltigen Anschlag plant.Für das Selbstmordattentat ist eine junge Tschetschenin vorgesehen, eine sogenannte Schwarze Witwe. Um Rache für ihr trauriges Schicksal zu nehmen, hat sich die Frau dem bewaffneten Kampf für ihr Volk angeschlossen - nicht ahnend, dass sie von den Terroristen eigentlich nur für deren Ziele missbraucht wird.Wird es Pike Logan und seiner Taskforce gelingen, die Schwarze Witwe aufzuhalten? Und können sie den Feind in den eigenen Reihen aufspüren?Non-Stop-Action an globalen Krisenherden. John Lescroart: »Auf einem Level mit Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher und Jack Bauer.« Booklist: »Es gibt viele Romane über die Special Forces, aber die von Taylor zählen eindeutig zu den besten.«

The electrifying Pike Logan series continues as the Taskforce-a top secret team that exists outside the bounds of U.S. law-races to stop a terrorist hit....A shadowy trail leads the Taskforce to Egypt-where an attack leaves one member dead and another barely alive. Veteran warrior Pike Logan and his young partner, Jennifer Cahill, are forced to helm the increasingly convoluted and dangerous mission: a mission that tests both Jennifer's ability to justify her actions, and Pike's tenuous ability to stay in control. Sifting their way through the opposing plots of two terrorist organizations will turn out to be the least of their problems when a weapon of unthinkable power touches American soil-the only country in which Taskforce members are forbidden to operate, and the only country that Pike Logan may be unable to save....

This thoughtful collection of humorous and wholesome stories and jokes comes from the author''s family experiences, including stories told by and to grandparents and grandchildren. Loosely divided into four broad age groups, the book is one way to get the family talking and provides a vehicle for easy conversation and respectful interchange between children and other children; parents and children; and grandparents and their grandchildren. The stories also provide instructive challenges to the maturity of any young person''s understanding of humor. Much of this humor is based on stories told and heard from young people visiting the home of the author''s own children. * * * * * * Brad Taylor, a retired banker and storyteller, was born in Wisconsin and has lived in New York, Latin America, San Francisco and Asia. With his wife, he divides his time between homes in Connecticut and New Mexico. Illustrator Hank Blaustein, a retired New York City school teacher, has been a freelance artist much of his life. His work has appeared in "The New Yorker," "The New York Times," "Baron''s," "The National Review," "The Village Voice" and many others.