Counterattack

by Frank Scarpetta

Don Benito Borghese held Louisiana in a death grip. No illegal activity - murder, robbery, prostitution, dope peddling - took place without his sanction. Brutal, rich, crude and powerful, Borghese was planning the biggest coup of his career - smuggling $650 million worth of heroin into New Orleans. Since he had half the police and politicians on his payroll, he thought it would be a snap. But he hadn't counted on the shipment being hi-jacked by The Marksman.

Summoning the enormous power at his command, Borghese launched a blistering counterattack to recover the smack and wipe-out The Marksman. But Magellan, a cruelly efficient killing machine, crazed for revenge, cut up the organisation like so much bloody meat.

182 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1974

About the author

Frank Scarpetta was a primary pseudonym used by American educator and author George Harmon Smith to write gritty, fast-paced pulp fiction during the late 20th century. While Smith authored wholesome Young Adult wilderness novels under his real name, he utilized the Scarpetta pen name to contribute to the men's action and adventure paperback markets. Most notably, he used this identity to pen raw, action-heavy installments for The Marksman crime series, including Savage Slaughter, The Marauders, and Icepick in the Spine.

Reviews

[Jure · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm far from being an expert in men's adventure novels (come to think of it - I'm not an expert on any kind of novels) but I'm 100% positive that something is definitely wrong with this one. Doesn't feel like a finished product at all, it's more like a bare manuscript that author would pitch to a publisher and then complete quickly after an approval. While having a drink or two probably.

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