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First Strike
Libya, 1986: A valuable CIA source within the Gaddafi regime known only as "Minotaur" is exposed and goes on the run with his wife and daughter, pursued by Libyan soldiers. As he flees, so the CIA ramps up an attempt to liberate him before he is captured and returned to Tripoli for interrogation. Minotaur knows the identities of both CIA operatives and Libyan terrorist cells - whoever gets to him first, wins.
Cruising the Gulf of Sidra with the Navy's sixth fleet is rookie F-14 Tomcat pilot Tyler Griffin, aboard USS America. On his first deployment, Tyler is struggling to keep up with the tough world of a naval aviator. But his linguistic skills in Arabic, learned from his mother, now put him firmly in the CIA's sphere of interest. Between tangling with MiGs and operations aboard the carrier, Tyler finds himself caught up in a dangerous game between his CIA operative father, his intelligence analyst sister and Libyan terrorist cells determined to strike America's heartland.
As the hunt for Minotaur intensifies, it becomes clear that nothing about the asset is as it seems, and Libyan terrorist cells strike first in the heart of Germany. With a war looming in the Gulf of Sidra and a lone-wolf terrorist stalking the streets of Washington DC, Tyler finds himself in a race against time to locate Minotaur and liberate them before America finds itself on the brink of a Third World War...
Cruising the Gulf of Sidra with the Navy's sixth fleet is rookie F-14 Tomcat pilot Tyler Griffin, aboard USS America. On his first deployment, Tyler is struggling to keep up with the tough world of a naval aviator. But his linguistic skills in Arabic, learned from his mother, now put him firmly in the CIA's sphere of interest. Between tangling with MiGs and operations aboard the carrier, Tyler finds himself caught up in a dangerous game between his CIA operative father, his intelligence analyst sister and Libyan terrorist cells determined to strike America's heartland.
As the hunt for Minotaur intensifies, it becomes clear that nothing about the asset is as it seems, and Libyan terrorist cells strike first in the heart of Germany. With a war looming in the Gulf of Sidra and a lone-wolf terrorist stalking the streets of Washington DC, Tyler finds himself in a race against time to locate Minotaur and liberate them before America finds itself on the brink of a Third World War...
250 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 12, 2018
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January 15, 2019
A CIA asset and his family are on the run in Libya. Abandoned by his handlers, hunted by Qaddafi's army, the asset has knowledge that can prevent terrorist attacks in America. So why isn't the CIA doing their best to pull the asset out? And how does one CIA analyst and her fighter pilot brother end up pushing for a rescue against the wishes of their father--a high powered exec in the CIA's Covert Ops Directorate?
I've just become a fan of Dean Crawford. First Strike is action packed and the flight combat sequences are among the best I've ever read. Well plotted and totally believable with excellent characters. I'll be reading more of Dean Crawford's books.
I've just become a fan of Dean Crawford. First Strike is action packed and the flight combat sequences are among the best I've ever read. Well plotted and totally believable with excellent characters. I'll be reading more of Dean Crawford's books.
January 27, 2019
Absolute Belter of a Read
An absolutely fantastic, fast paced, action packed story.
Deans clinical descriptions of places and action, makes you feel as if you are their in the story.
The story itself is of a very high class, moving from one location to another without missing the flow of the story.
An absolutely fantastic, fast paced, action packed story.
Deans clinical descriptions of places and action, makes you feel as if you are their in the story.
The story itself is of a very high class, moving from one location to another without missing the flow of the story.
August 22, 2018
Great read!
This was an excellent read. Great story line, well researched, certainly appropriate to our current world situation. The book needed better editing - lots of typos which I find distracting.
This was an excellent read. Great story line, well researched, certainly appropriate to our current world situation. The book needed better editing - lots of typos which I find distracting.
October 18, 2018
Tyler Griffin
Excellent read, if the rest of the series is anything like this book we've got a few treats ahead of us. Particularly like his sister's involvement, hope that keeps going.
Excellent read, if the rest of the series is anything like this book we've got a few treats ahead of us. Particularly like his sister's involvement, hope that keeps going.
July 10, 2019
The story dates back to 1986. No internet, no mobile phones. Spycraft with only HUMINT. Showcases America's wakening to a new type of enemy.
September 29, 2019
Gripping read
I think Dean has found his real calling with this book. Superb from the first word, can we have more like this and less of the fantasy please.
I think Dean has found his real calling with this book. Superb from the first word, can we have more like this and less of the fantasy please.
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