No Fortunate Son

ByBrad Taylor

Release Date: 2014-12-30
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 1,210 Ratings

Description

A hostage situation places America’s most powerful political elite at the mercy of its worst enemies in this Pike Logan thriller from New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor.

When veteran operator Pike Logan and partner Jennifer Cahill receive a letter from the umbrella cover company for their real employer, a top secret counterterrorist unit called the Taskforce—they expect orders for their next mission. Instead, they learn that their latest actions have gotten them fired, despite having saved thousands of innocent lives.

Pike’s shock and fury is redirected when their commander, Colonel Kurt Hale, asks him and Jennifer for help with a personal matter: His niece Kylie, an exchange student in England, has gone missing. Neither Pike nor Jennifer understands how critical her disappearance will become.

Meanwhile, all Taskforce teams have been redirected to a developing situation. A terrorist organization has targeted military relatives of key members of the US government, including the vice president’s son. Now they’re faced with a terrible choice: cease counter-terrorist operations, or watch hostages die one by one.

How much is a single life worth? Unless the Taskforce can decipher the web of lies devised by their enemies, the United States is about to find out.

Reviews

No fortunate son
5
By Petepal1
Intricate storyline at times. Fast paced. Great entertainment.
Non-stop action in multiple locations
5
By RMEF239
This book almost needs a “program” in order for the reader to follow who’s doing what, where and why. Pike is not a popular person in the beginning, with the Taskforce but he finally gets involved, much deeper than expected. Taylor does a great job weaving all the sub plots together and keeping the suspense at very high levels. Very enjoyable book.
Fortunate Son
5
By doowat
Great read
Solid
4
By Scott_A_Miller
4 Stars. Another solid outing for Taylor, Pike and Company. I enjoyed the setting and mystery. Taylor made it feel like we were in the UK with the crew. The whole time I found myself thinking that this would make a great series for one of the major streaming services.

The Taskforce, however, might be in a little trouble following the last two outings. It will be interesting to see where Taylor takes us next.
Absurd plot. Great action
2
By CareerMoves
An Irish stew of a plot. Irish dissidents, Serbian jewel thieves, Somalian terrorists, a Croatian gun runner and a good-guy mercenary from Thailand all in the pot.
It was fine
3
By TigersJC86
I’m of two minds about the book. I like the Pike elements dealing with Kurt’s nieces kidnap and the psychological effect it had on him with his daughter. I also liked the initial setup to the novel with the kidnappings.
The part I struggle with is the overall villain’s plot. There are a number of bad characters and in the end I felt like it was too convoluted and the London plot was not needed. 3.5/5
Great Read!!
5
By DFDobson
Brad keeps getting better with each book! That’s saying a lot because the first several are fantastic!

DF Dobson
The Best Yet
5
By Raisincain2
I liked the unexpected twists and turns of this one. Pike and Jennifer were their usual except there were advancements in both characters. Kurt was brought in more too. And the surprise at the end.

I have a daughter who means the world to me. Kylie’s ordeal hit home.
Fast paced
5
By Garrryb010
One of the best in the series so far! I could barely put it down. Absolutely loved it!
Lacking sleep
5
By ronjh1
So tired of the antics of Pike Logan and Jennifer and the team keeping me awake late at night. Just kidding. Great reading. Lots of fun and look forward to continue well growth of the task force