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Unit 400: The Assassins
Unit 400: The Assassins is the sequel to T.L. Williams award winning debut novel, Cooper's Revenge.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reeling from a devastating attack on its covert training center in Bandar Deylam, Iran. In retaliation Iran’s Supreme Ruler unleashes an ultra secret weapon - Unit 400. This cadre of trained assassins has its roots
in ancient Persian culture, when Ismaili leader, Hassan al-Sabbah, unleashed the Hashashin from their mountain fortress at Alamut to assassinate political and religious foes.
One man stands in their way - former Navy SEAL Logan Alexander. Logan and his Special Forces team travel to Europe and South America in an effort to track down the elusive killers before they can strike again.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reeling from a devastating attack on its covert training center in Bandar Deylam, Iran. In retaliation Iran’s Supreme Ruler unleashes an ultra secret weapon - Unit 400. This cadre of trained assassins has its roots
in ancient Persian culture, when Ismaili leader, Hassan al-Sabbah, unleashed the Hashashin from their mountain fortress at Alamut to assassinate political and religious foes.
One man stands in their way - former Navy SEAL Logan Alexander. Logan and his Special Forces team travel to Europe and South America in an effort to track down the elusive killers before they can strike again.
298 pages, Paperback
First published December 10, 2013
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About the author
T.L. Williams
10 books41 followersT.L. Williams is a veteran officer of the CIA's clandestine service. Over a thirty-year career he served in Asia, Europe and Central Eurasia, where he was engaged in clandestine collection of critical intelligence with an emphasis on denied-area operations. Williams conducted recruitment operations against East Asian, Middle Eastern, East European and Caribbean targets. As Chief in CIA Stations he was the senior U.S. intelligence official in country. He partnered with foreign allies in counterterrorism, counternarcotics and counterproliferation operations.
Williams' other award-winning novels include Cooper's Revenge, Unit 400: The Assassins, Zero Day: China's Cyber Wars, The Last Caliph, and Supreme Threat - A Logan Alexander Thriller. He and his wife live in northern Florida.
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December 2, 2021
I have been reading the books by this author. I am very impressed with the way he weaved the plot, and how he wrote how Logan and his wife tried to move on with their lives, but something came crashing into it. The book takes us on a fast paced ride where again Logan is trying to protect his family and his way of life. Unknown forces are threatening his way of life and his family's lives. People are trying to kill him and his family, and he must race to stop them.
The plot was very upbeat, and flowed and it kept you reading. It was a definite page turner.
The plot was very upbeat, and flowed and it kept you reading. It was a definite page turner.
January 16, 2014
3.75 stars
UNIT 400: The Assassins is the second storyline in T.L. Williams series focusing on former Navy SEAL Logan Alexander and his endeavor to right the wrongs in a war out of his control. This particular storyline follows one year later and builds on the previous book-Cooper’s Revenge- where Logan and his team of former SEALs and Special Forces took down an IED munitions factory but in doing so killed a couple of high ranking officials in the Iranian army. UNIT 400: The Assassins is about a network of Iranian Assassins that Iran’s supreme ruler can use to order an attack against their country’s enemies-the USA and Logan Alexander are their current targets.
Once again, T.L. Williams forges an enormously detailed storyline about war and Middle Eastern military history. The copious amount of terminology and facts tend to be overwhelming at times in that it felt like the reader was being pulled into a side story that never came to fruition. The analysis about the American Navy and all of its’ potential appears to be a side commentary to the actual storyline but in doing so may be preparing for future stories in the series.The action is limited as most of the storyline is a build up to the final encounter.
The historical basis of the UNIT 400 looks back at a fundamentalist belief system that believes in the right to destroy and enact revenge against anyone or anything standing in their way (my words). When the team took down the IED plant, the ensuing Iranian investigation leads indirectly to Logan via Kuwait, London, Spain and the USA. The Supreme Ruler and the Iranian Army want revenge for the attack against their own and Logan is their next target.
The storyline is once again written from two third party POVs including an assassin from Iran’s Unit 400. The reader is pulled into a global adventure that watches as an assassin begins his final journey towards his own demise; and a hero who must assemble his team in an attempt to bring a murderer to justice.
UNIT 400: The Assassins is a storyline that does not apologize for the activity of war and all of its’ victims. It is a story about a country at war with the world and how that world becomes smaller every day. It is also a story about one man-Logan Alexander-and the people in whom he must trust his life and the lives of the men who work with him. T.L. Williams writes an intriguing and interesting series about a war of which one man is hoping to win-one battle at a time.
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UNIT 400: The Assassins is the second storyline in T.L. Williams series focusing on former Navy SEAL Logan Alexander and his endeavor to right the wrongs in a war out of his control. This particular storyline follows one year later and builds on the previous book-Cooper’s Revenge- where Logan and his team of former SEALs and Special Forces took down an IED munitions factory but in doing so killed a couple of high ranking officials in the Iranian army. UNIT 400: The Assassins is about a network of Iranian Assassins that Iran’s supreme ruler can use to order an attack against their country’s enemies-the USA and Logan Alexander are their current targets.
Once again, T.L. Williams forges an enormously detailed storyline about war and Middle Eastern military history. The copious amount of terminology and facts tend to be overwhelming at times in that it felt like the reader was being pulled into a side story that never came to fruition. The analysis about the American Navy and all of its’ potential appears to be a side commentary to the actual storyline but in doing so may be preparing for future stories in the series.The action is limited as most of the storyline is a build up to the final encounter.
The historical basis of the UNIT 400 looks back at a fundamentalist belief system that believes in the right to destroy and enact revenge against anyone or anything standing in their way (my words). When the team took down the IED plant, the ensuing Iranian investigation leads indirectly to Logan via Kuwait, London, Spain and the USA. The Supreme Ruler and the Iranian Army want revenge for the attack against their own and Logan is their next target.
The storyline is once again written from two third party POVs including an assassin from Iran’s Unit 400. The reader is pulled into a global adventure that watches as an assassin begins his final journey towards his own demise; and a hero who must assemble his team in an attempt to bring a murderer to justice.
UNIT 400: The Assassins is a storyline that does not apologize for the activity of war and all of its’ victims. It is a story about a country at war with the world and how that world becomes smaller every day. It is also a story about one man-Logan Alexander-and the people in whom he must trust his life and the lives of the men who work with him. T.L. Williams writes an intriguing and interesting series about a war of which one man is hoping to win-one battle at a time.
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December 6, 2013Kirkus Review
UNIT 400: THE ASSASSINS
Ex–Navy SEAL Logan Alexander returns in the sequel to Williams’ 2012 novel Cooper’s Revenge.
Alexander is in a good place: He has a huge office at his own consulting firm with a beautiful view of downtown Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, and he’s made it through combat relatively unscathed. Things are calm until he leaves the office for what he thinks will be a routine lunch with his friend and colleague Hamid. Instead, Logan witnesses Hamid getting stabbed in the chest and left for dead. He tries to help Hamid hang on, to no avail, but his friend manages to whisper to him, “Be careful, Logan. Unit 400”—a code for the Qods Force, a dangerous Iranian assassination squad. Logan soon discovers that the weapon that killed Hamid is none other than his very own SEAL-issue knife—the same one he used to bring down Col. Barzin Ghabel in Iran. He tries to figure out how the knife could have made it all the way to Boston and what it could mean. One thing is clear, however: A deadly message has been sent. From that moment on, Logan is back in the cross hairs, zigzagging across the globe to bring down Unit 400 and stay alive in the process. As a sequel, the story doesn’t pay as much attention to character development as some readers might prefer, but those familiar with the original novel will be pleased to find the same Logan Alexander in charge. Classic elements of a modern espionage story abound: mystery, intrigue, danger, technology, and, importantly, a sense of immediacy, thanks to the global forces at play. Those with a taste for military fiction that tackles current events will find this story enticing. The author might have taken more time to explain the history of Middle Eastern conflicts, but that’s hardly in the job description for a quick spy yarn. As it is, readers definitely won’t feel shortchanged by this consistently exciting thriller.
A worthy follow-up espionage tale.
UNIT 400: THE ASSASSINS
Ex–Navy SEAL Logan Alexander returns in the sequel to Williams’ 2012 novel Cooper’s Revenge.
Alexander is in a good place: He has a huge office at his own consulting firm with a beautiful view of downtown Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, and he’s made it through combat relatively unscathed. Things are calm until he leaves the office for what he thinks will be a routine lunch with his friend and colleague Hamid. Instead, Logan witnesses Hamid getting stabbed in the chest and left for dead. He tries to help Hamid hang on, to no avail, but his friend manages to whisper to him, “Be careful, Logan. Unit 400”—a code for the Qods Force, a dangerous Iranian assassination squad. Logan soon discovers that the weapon that killed Hamid is none other than his very own SEAL-issue knife—the same one he used to bring down Col. Barzin Ghabel in Iran. He tries to figure out how the knife could have made it all the way to Boston and what it could mean. One thing is clear, however: A deadly message has been sent. From that moment on, Logan is back in the cross hairs, zigzagging across the globe to bring down Unit 400 and stay alive in the process. As a sequel, the story doesn’t pay as much attention to character development as some readers might prefer, but those familiar with the original novel will be pleased to find the same Logan Alexander in charge. Classic elements of a modern espionage story abound: mystery, intrigue, danger, technology, and, importantly, a sense of immediacy, thanks to the global forces at play. Those with a taste for military fiction that tackles current events will find this story enticing. The author might have taken more time to explain the history of Middle Eastern conflicts, but that’s hardly in the job description for a quick spy yarn. As it is, readers definitely won’t feel shortchanged by this consistently exciting thriller.
A worthy follow-up espionage tale.
September 29, 2020
I read his third book first- Zero Day, and it was great all the way through. Incredible detail and knowledge about the subject matter. This book has little if the same. Perhaps that is because this was his second book, but this one dragged. It felt like he was trying to write a 'Day of the Jackal' type book, but focused on insignificant details. There was very little action in this book.
October 1, 2014
A fast read
Kept a good pace. The author did a good job of keeping you interested, and definitely keeps you looking forward to the next one.
Kept a good pace. The author did a good job of keeping you interested, and definitely keeps you looking forward to the next one.
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