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Mack Bolan the Executioner #344
Primal Law
Guatemalan rebels have discovereda new way to fi nance a campaignof terror. They are looting rareMayan artifacts and selling them formillions. The location of the jungletomb is a secret to all but the rebelarmy, which has tapped it as its ownprivate war chest.
Mack Bolan's mission is nd the hidden ruins, then stop thepillage by whatever means necessary.But he's up against an armydetermined to maintain its deadlyhold on a lost temple and its riches.Bolan's unerring skill in the hostilejungle makes him a formidableenemy. He's willing to face deathfor a just cause, but he knows thedifference between a soldier'ssacrifi ce and a suicide mission. Ifthe Executioner is going down, he'staking the bad guys with him.
Mack Bolan's mission is nd the hidden ruins, then stop thepillage by whatever means necessary.But he's up against an armydetermined to maintain its deadlyhold on a lost temple and its riches.Bolan's unerring skill in the hostilejungle makes him a formidableenemy. He's willing to face deathfor a just cause, but he knows thedifference between a soldier'ssacrifi ce and a suicide mission. Ifthe Executioner is going down, he'staking the bad guys with him.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 10, 2007
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Michael Newton
468 books104 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
From Wikipedia:
"Michael Newton (born 1951) is an American author best known for his work on Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan series. Newton first began work on the Executioner series by co-writing "The Executioner's War Book" with Don Pendleton in 1977. Since then he has been a steady writer for the series with almost 90 entries to his credit, which triples the amount written by creator Don Pendleton. His skills and knowledge of the series have allowed him to be picked by the publishers to write the milestone novels such as #100, #200, and #300.
Writing under the pseudonym Lyle Brandt, Michael Newton has also become a popular writer of Western novels. He has written a number of successful non-fiction titles as well, including a book on genre writing (How to Write Action Adventure Novels). His book Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida won the Florida Historical Society's 2002 Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History. Newton's "Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology" won the American Library Association's award for Outstanding Reference Work in 2006."
Pen names: Lyle Brandt, Don Pendleton, Jack Buchanan
Bibiliography available here.
From Wikipedia:
"Michael Newton (born 1951) is an American author best known for his work on Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan series. Newton first began work on the Executioner series by co-writing "The Executioner's War Book" with Don Pendleton in 1977. Since then he has been a steady writer for the series with almost 90 entries to his credit, which triples the amount written by creator Don Pendleton. His skills and knowledge of the series have allowed him to be picked by the publishers to write the milestone novels such as #100, #200, and #300.
Writing under the pseudonym Lyle Brandt, Michael Newton has also become a popular writer of Western novels. He has written a number of successful non-fiction titles as well, including a book on genre writing (How to Write Action Adventure Novels). His book Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida won the Florida Historical Society's 2002 Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History. Newton's "Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology" won the American Library Association's award for Outstanding Reference Work in 2006."
Pen names: Lyle Brandt, Don Pendleton, Jack Buchanan
Bibiliography available here.
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January 8, 2025
A nice story running through the jungle looking for treasure. Mr Newton always is one of the authors that catches the spirit of thrones Executioner, but the end had him be a little prickish with the female archeologist. It was a nice nod to Indiana Jones.
October 16, 2013
This was my 2nd foray into the world of the Executioner and unfortunately it was not quite as godd as my first experience. I felt the book spent to much time on the ancillary characters and not enough time on the character of Mac Bolan himself. There was also a lack of action in the book compared to the 1st book that I read. It was still enjoyable but, after having read another book in this series I expected more about the main character and a similar level of action. I will continue to read these books regardless.
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