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The Council of Ten
THE COURIERS
In Miami, four seemingly harmless grandmothers are professionally terminated. Then the shocking news is The victims are key links in a global cocaine operation.
THE JOURNALIST
Drew Jordan has a very personal stake in this astounding story. Quickly he discovers how dangerously deceptive appearances can be. The reporter turns killer . . . and target.
THE ASSASSIN
Peter Wayman -- a.k.a. Timberwolf -- was the CIA's most accomplished eliminator until tragedy forced him out of a dirty game. Now he must join with Drew and become a player one last time.
THE AGENT
Elliana Hirsch is a top operative of the Mossad. Her assignment is the penetration of a monstrous threat to world peace that has robbed her of the person she loved most.
THE COUNCIL OF TEN
The shadowy, all-powerful conspiracy has but one total domination. It is fortified by an awesome superweapon that can render America helpless. And only a desperate army of three can stop it.
In Miami, four seemingly harmless grandmothers are professionally terminated. Then the shocking news is The victims are key links in a global cocaine operation.
THE JOURNALIST
Drew Jordan has a very personal stake in this astounding story. Quickly he discovers how dangerously deceptive appearances can be. The reporter turns killer . . . and target.
THE ASSASSIN
Peter Wayman -- a.k.a. Timberwolf -- was the CIA's most accomplished eliminator until tragedy forced him out of a dirty game. Now he must join with Drew and become a player one last time.
THE AGENT
Elliana Hirsch is a top operative of the Mossad. Her assignment is the penetration of a monstrous threat to world peace that has robbed her of the person she loved most.
THE COUNCIL OF TEN
The shadowy, all-powerful conspiracy has but one total domination. It is fortified by an awesome superweapon that can render America helpless. And only a desperate army of three can stop it.
- GenresThriller
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 12, 1987
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Jon Land
138 books409 followersJon Land is an American author of thriller novels and a screenwriter. He graduated from Brown University in 1979 Phi Beta Kappa and Magna cum Laude. He often bases his novels and scripts on extensive travel and research as well as a twenty-five year career in martial arts. He is an associate member of the US Special Forces and is an emeritus board member the International Thriller Writers. John currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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December 10, 2023
Things to expect when you read a Jon Land novel:
1. A tremendous amount of action on a global scale.
2. At least one character that is incredibly tall.
3. Somebody who was missing a hand.
4. Somebody who has a physical deformity.
5. Characters who are "supposed to be dead."
6. Somebody who's being chased on a worldwide level and everybody is the enemy.
1. A tremendous amount of action on a global scale.
2. At least one character that is incredibly tall.
3. Somebody who was missing a hand.
4. Somebody who has a physical deformity.
5. Characters who are "supposed to be dead."
6. Somebody who's being chased on a worldwide level and everybody is the enemy.
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November 25, 2022This is a somewhat dated novel where dial-up modems are used but there is plenty of action and unbelievable escapes from disaster but of course not in every case. The attack against the domestic USA is non-nuclear but a chemical compound that is every bit as devastating.
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