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Black Ops: Libya
Tripoli: 2011. The most dangerous place on earth. Unit Five, a NATO Special Forces squad specialising in Black Ops, drops two of its most experienced men into the city. Former SAS man Alex Marden and ex-Navy Seal Jack Rogan are sent to retrieve a document that, if it fell into the hands of rebel forces, would cause the downfall of the British and American governments.
But they are soon caught up in the chaos surrounding the collapse of the regime of the old dictator Colonel Zayed.
And they are thrown into a conspiracy in which only they are expendable.
Black Ops: Libya is a terrifyingly realistic action thriller ripped straight from the headlines.
It is a brand-new novella from Matt Lynn, the best-selling author of the ‘Death Force’ series of adventure thrillers, including ‘Death Force’, ‘Fire Force’, ‘Shadow Force’ and ‘Ice Force’.
Matt Lynn's books have received a series of five-star reviews.
'I was anticipating a good time and I wasn't disappointed. A cracking action thriller. You can taste the dust and smell the blood'
(Daily Express )
'Matt Lynn's novel is up there with the finest that Andy McNab or Chris Ryan have ever penned'
(News of the World )
'Brilliant, realistic and riveting; blistering front-line action'
(Chris Ryan )
"If you're a fan of modern military thrillers you're going to have fun with anything Matt Lynn writes..."
(The Northern Echo)
"For teenage boys or simply for those men who don't want to grow up, Shadow Force is a cracking read. Intellectually stimulating it ain't; fantastic fun it most certainly is."
(ABC Brisbane)
'This is a fast-paced and well-told tale of derring-do that guarantees entertainment."
(City AM)
Black Ops: Libya is a thrilling, contemporary adventure story, perfect for fans of Lee Child, Tom Clancy and Andy McNab.
But they are soon caught up in the chaos surrounding the collapse of the regime of the old dictator Colonel Zayed.
And they are thrown into a conspiracy in which only they are expendable.
Black Ops: Libya is a terrifyingly realistic action thriller ripped straight from the headlines.
It is a brand-new novella from Matt Lynn, the best-selling author of the ‘Death Force’ series of adventure thrillers, including ‘Death Force’, ‘Fire Force’, ‘Shadow Force’ and ‘Ice Force’.
Matt Lynn's books have received a series of five-star reviews.
'I was anticipating a good time and I wasn't disappointed. A cracking action thriller. You can taste the dust and smell the blood'
(Daily Express )
'Matt Lynn's novel is up there with the finest that Andy McNab or Chris Ryan have ever penned'
(News of the World )
'Brilliant, realistic and riveting; blistering front-line action'
(Chris Ryan )
"If you're a fan of modern military thrillers you're going to have fun with anything Matt Lynn writes..."
(The Northern Echo)
"For teenage boys or simply for those men who don't want to grow up, Shadow Force is a cracking read. Intellectually stimulating it ain't; fantastic fun it most certainly is."
(ABC Brisbane)
'This is a fast-paced and well-told tale of derring-do that guarantees entertainment."
(City AM)
Black Ops: Libya is a thrilling, contemporary adventure story, perfect for fans of Lee Child, Tom Clancy and Andy McNab.
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First published December 9, 2011
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Matt Lynn
20 books76 followersI am a thriller writer, living near London. 'Death Force' is the first in a series of books following a group of mercenaries around the world. It owes a lot to action, adventure writers like Alistair MacLean, and World War Two writers like Sven Hassel. It also owes a lot to Westerns. When I'm not writing thrillers, I write a financial column for Bloomberg, and I write for The Spectator.
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November 14, 2011
Libya, 2011. The regime of The Colonel is about to collapse. NATO's secretive Unit 5 sends in a team including former SAS man Alex and former Navy Seal Jack to retrieve a secret document that could cause problems for the UK & USA were it to fall into the wrong hands.
This novella is so topical it sounded like a great read and for me this is one of the beauties of e-books, the speed with which an author can respond to world events and have a work published. The material, a black ops team sent into hostile territory then forsaken by their masters needing to cover up dubious politics, has been done before but I have no problem with variations on a theme when they are done well.
Unfortunately, while there were some good action parts, had this been a full length novel I'm not sure I'd have persevered with it. There were issues with spelling, grammar and punctuation, and in places the narrative could do with some tweaking. I found myself getting really exasperated with basic errors like the use of "you're" rather than "your". I found myself wondering if proofreading was sacrificed in favour of making the book available as soon as possible.
I didn't feel any connection with the main characters, and other than knowing that Unit 5 was made up of personnel who had been in some sort of trouble I didn't get any real feeling for who they were or what they looked like. Finally the ending seemed weak and wasn't particularly satisfying. I don't like to include spoilers in my reviews so it's hard to explain exactly why, but the bottom line was it didn't seem credible.
As it was topical and had some nice action it wasn't a 1* book, but I'd struggle to say more than it was okay.
This novella is so topical it sounded like a great read and for me this is one of the beauties of e-books, the speed with which an author can respond to world events and have a work published. The material, a black ops team sent into hostile territory then forsaken by their masters needing to cover up dubious politics, has been done before but I have no problem with variations on a theme when they are done well.
Unfortunately, while there were some good action parts, had this been a full length novel I'm not sure I'd have persevered with it. There were issues with spelling, grammar and punctuation, and in places the narrative could do with some tweaking. I found myself getting really exasperated with basic errors like the use of "you're" rather than "your". I found myself wondering if proofreading was sacrificed in favour of making the book available as soon as possible.
I didn't feel any connection with the main characters, and other than knowing that Unit 5 was made up of personnel who had been in some sort of trouble I didn't get any real feeling for who they were or what they looked like. Finally the ending seemed weak and wasn't particularly satisfying. I don't like to include spoilers in my reviews so it's hard to explain exactly why, but the bottom line was it didn't seem credible.
As it was topical and had some nice action it wasn't a 1* book, but I'd struggle to say more than it was okay.
September 30, 2024
3* dropped down to 2* due to multiple grammatical errors and typos. Nice, short, generic action thriller to pass the time.
December 3, 2012
Pathetic, tries to explain the unexplainable of why America & the Zionists invaded Libya. Reminds me a little what they did to the Red Indians & to the Palestinians! They stole our country that is a FACT.
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