The Terror Contract

They Call Me the Mercenary #9

by Jerry Ahern

Hank Frost, the one-eyed mercenary captain hires out to the CIA to shepherd one of the world's most hunted female terrorists. She's sought by law enforcement agencies in all the countries of Europe, and stalked by the terrorist organization she's double-crossed in exchange for asylum.

But the fast-shooting soldier of fortune has different plans for the girl. He aims to use her to backtrack into the global terror network to find the people who planted the bomb that killed his number one lady, Bess.

From Rome to Istanbul, Frost follows a bloody trail of killings, kneecappings and kidnapping. Only once is his vengeance side-tracked: when he meets the beautiful brunette who says she's a traveling student—with the face of an angel and the hands of an assassin!

234 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Jerry Ahern (born Jerome Morrell Ahern) was a science fiction and action novel author best known for his post apocalyptic survivalist series The Survivalist. The books in this series are heavy with descriptions of the weapons the protagonists use to survive and prosecute a seemingly never-ending war amongst the remnants of the superpowers from pre-apocalypse times.

Ahern was also a firearms writer, who published numerous articles in magazines such as Guns & Ammo, Handguns and Gun World.

Jerry Ahern passed away on July 24, 2012 after a long struggle with cancer.

Ahern also released books under pseudonym Axel Kilgore.