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Operation Nightfall
A new threat meets an old hero.
Brady Hawk and the Magnum Group team face their greatest challenge yet as emerging nemesis Jun Fang rises from the ashes to seize control of The Alliance. With a nuclear warhead in play and a sinister plot to launch it from American soil, the team must race against time to prevent catastrophe.
From the treacherous black markets of South Africa to the frozen tundra of Siberia, Hawk embarks on a globe-spanning mission to unravel Fang's twisted scheme. But when a retired scientist, the key to unlocking the warhead's secrets, is abducted, the stakes rise to unimaginable heights.
As they infiltrate the enemy's stronghold and confront their darkest fears, Hawk and his team must risk everything to save the world from the brink of destruction. In this pulse-pounding adventure, loyalties are tested, sacrifices will need to be made, and the fate of nations will hang in the balance.
Brady Hawk and the Magnum Group team face their greatest challenge yet as emerging nemesis Jun Fang rises from the ashes to seize control of The Alliance. With a nuclear warhead in play and a sinister plot to launch it from American soil, the team must race against time to prevent catastrophe.
From the treacherous black markets of South Africa to the frozen tundra of Siberia, Hawk embarks on a globe-spanning mission to unravel Fang's twisted scheme. But when a retired scientist, the key to unlocking the warhead's secrets, is abducted, the stakes rise to unimaginable heights.
As they infiltrate the enemy's stronghold and confront their darkest fears, Hawk and his team must risk everything to save the world from the brink of destruction. In this pulse-pounding adventure, loyalties are tested, sacrifices will need to be made, and the fate of nations will hang in the balance.
341 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2024
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R.J. Patterson
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THE FIRST SIGNS that I might like writing -- and that I might be slightly competitive -- appeared when my year two (or first grade) teacher, Mrs. Holland, asked my class to write and illustrate our day. Mine read like this: “The Red team beat the Blue team, 1 to nil. And I won.” The next 47 entries covered my exploits on the soccer pitch while growing up in Ipswich, England.
In South Carolina as a teenager, my dad told me that I could get paid to watch sports provided I could write about it. Sounded easy enough and by the time I was 16, I landed a job at my town’s daily newspaper and had a column on Major League Baseball players from our area. I also covered my first riot there at a sporting event -- and it’s safe to say I was smitten with journalism.
After graduating from one of the best journalism schools in the country, I took a job as a sports editor in South Georgia and learned firsthand about the passion of high school sports in rural America. I thought I knew before, but I didn’t. This was another world.
I also had the opportunity to cover major sporting events like the Olympic Games, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. It was a thrill!
But nothing was as thrilling to me as uncovering the truth in investigative assignments. I once broke a story about a prominent southern football team’s NCAA violation -- and found out the violating coach had committed suicide only a few months earlier. The story won a national writing award and stoked my desire to write about these issues. It made me realize that the sports world was just another fantastic backdrop for drama.
After writing non-fiction books with athletes, for athletes, and ghost writing for many others, I decided to enter the world of fiction writing. It had been something I wanted to do but never found the time. So, I made the time--and had a blast in the process.
I’m not out to become the next Faulkner or Hemingway -- I’m just out to tell a good story. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!
THE FIRST SIGNS that I might like writing -- and that I might be slightly competitive -- appeared when my year two (or first grade) teacher, Mrs. Holland, asked my class to write and illustrate our day. Mine read like this: “The Red team beat the Blue team, 1 to nil. And I won.” The next 47 entries covered my exploits on the soccer pitch while growing up in Ipswich, England.
In South Carolina as a teenager, my dad told me that I could get paid to watch sports provided I could write about it. Sounded easy enough and by the time I was 16, I landed a job at my town’s daily newspaper and had a column on Major League Baseball players from our area. I also covered my first riot there at a sporting event -- and it’s safe to say I was smitten with journalism.
After graduating from one of the best journalism schools in the country, I took a job as a sports editor in South Georgia and learned firsthand about the passion of high school sports in rural America. I thought I knew before, but I didn’t. This was another world.
I also had the opportunity to cover major sporting events like the Olympic Games, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. It was a thrill!
But nothing was as thrilling to me as uncovering the truth in investigative assignments. I once broke a story about a prominent southern football team’s NCAA violation -- and found out the violating coach had committed suicide only a few months earlier. The story won a national writing award and stoked my desire to write about these issues. It made me realize that the sports world was just another fantastic backdrop for drama.
After writing non-fiction books with athletes, for athletes, and ghost writing for many others, I decided to enter the world of fiction writing. It had been something I wanted to do but never found the time. So, I made the time--and had a blast in the process.
I’m not out to become the next Faulkner or Hemingway -- I’m just out to tell a good story. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!
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September 24, 2024
Real world scenarios woven into an action-packed thriller.
Operation Nightfall, the latest episode in the Phoenix Chronicles series, is an action-packed thriller that will keep you guessing what’s going to happen next.
Once again, the entire Magnum Group gets involved in finding the source of the deep fakes and trying to protect the public from more incidents that are even more serious. Along the way some get publicly sidelined by forces beyond their control while others are sidelined covertly.
This book will make you look at the world around you differently. How prevalent are deep fakes? The insidious nature of deep fake videos is serious, and Mr. Patterson provides a very believable method for disseminating software that would enable bad actors to spread their products far and wide.
I received an Advance Reader Copy of Operation Nightfall from the author and chose to provide my review.
Operation Nightfall, the latest episode in the Phoenix Chronicles series, is an action-packed thriller that will keep you guessing what’s going to happen next.
Once again, the entire Magnum Group gets involved in finding the source of the deep fakes and trying to protect the public from more incidents that are even more serious. Along the way some get publicly sidelined by forces beyond their control while others are sidelined covertly.
This book will make you look at the world around you differently. How prevalent are deep fakes? The insidious nature of deep fake videos is serious, and Mr. Patterson provides a very believable method for disseminating software that would enable bad actors to spread their products far and wide.
I received an Advance Reader Copy of Operation Nightfall from the author and chose to provide my review.
September 27, 2024
What an amazing book as always. Full of suspense, questions and more. The CIA Director and the President are in grave danger. The job falls to Brady Hawk and his team If anyone can solve this , it’s Brady. Love any book this author writes.
September 28, 2024
An excellent action-packed action thriller with a well written storyline and an outstanding cast of realistic characters. Brady Hawk and the Magna Group are out to save the US in this realistic international story. A page turning read that I highly recommend. Keep the Phoenix Chronicles coming.
January 11, 2025
Just as I expected
Another nail biter. Can he never run out of stories. I have become so invested in these characters (have read them all) that I have to remember this is fiction.
Another nail biter. Can he never run out of stories. I have become so invested in these characters (have read them all) that I have to remember this is fiction.
November 8, 2024
Good reading
This book was good and exciting and full of action. Please hurry and get rid of the Alliance. I love the characters, please put Big Earv and Mia together.
This book was good and exciting and full of action. Please hurry and get rid of the Alliance. I love the characters, please put Big Earv and Mia together.
November 12, 2024
AI
This one is straight out of the media. It takes deep fakes to a much higher level. God help us all!
This one is straight out of the media. It takes deep fakes to a much higher level. God help us all!
January 31, 2025
Amazing...
Another terrific novel with details of all the hard work the team decifers through. In the end they saved the world from global sabotage.
Another terrific novel with details of all the hard work the team decifers through. In the end they saved the world from global sabotage.
October 5, 2024
Very fast paced around the world dealing with a new AI program and the Alliance keeps Brady Hawk and his team on their toes. His friends and family are caught up in problems. A very good read.
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