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The Last Templars #5
Operation Buckingham
England’s humble princess, who asks to simply be called Mary, has accepted China’s offer to take a ride on a majestic train they call “The Dragon.”
It’s the fastest train in the world and it’s racing toward disaster with terrorists hidden among the passengers and a monster explosive called “Mother of Satan” hidden within its walls.
Fortunately, Doc Holiday and the rest of “The President’s Dozen” (plus three other familiar heroes) are determined to make sure the princess survives.
But to succeed, they must find and defeat a new, blood-thirsty terrorist legion known as The Red Z ...
It’s the fastest train in the world and it’s racing toward disaster with terrorists hidden among the passengers and a monster explosive called “Mother of Satan” hidden within its walls.
Fortunately, Doc Holiday and the rest of “The President’s Dozen” (plus three other familiar heroes) are determined to make sure the princess survives.
But to succeed, they must find and defeat a new, blood-thirsty terrorist legion known as The Red Z ...
296 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 7, 2021
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June 17, 2023
The Chinese have a new intercontinental high-speed mag-lev train named the Dragon that they want to present to the world by hosting a special promotional trip from Shanghai to London. Britain’s Princess Royal Mary and her friends have been invited to be part of the select few guests and her husband Captain Marty Michaels has invited his old friend Tuck Baird to join them. Even though no American’s will be aboard, President Prescott has figured out ways to sneak them on intending to figure out any potential threat the Dragon might pose to U.S. security.
Very exciting, detailed story but it was resolved to unbelievably easy at the end.
Footnote: 1) The character Princess Royal Mary is so obviously based on the Princess Royal Anne that I’m surprised the author didn’t get in trouble for it. Just switch trains for horses and you’ve got it. But then the character is presented so well that maybe she didn’t mind.
Fave scenes: Rafe’s conversation with his ex-commandant, Chastain’s trance, Rafe & Tuck’s discovery and Madeleine & the wooden lid.
Very exciting, detailed story but it was resolved to unbelievably easy at the end.
Footnote: 1) The character Princess Royal Mary is so obviously based on the Princess Royal Anne that I’m surprised the author didn’t get in trouble for it. Just switch trains for horses and you’ve got it. But then the character is presented so well that maybe she didn’t mind.
Fave scenes: Rafe’s conversation with his ex-commandant, Chastain’s trance, Rafe & Tuck’s discovery and Madeleine & the wooden lid.
May 7, 2021
Very Interesting Series
This is one of the best series of books I have ever read except for two in which for some strange reason the writer decides to throw in some filthy language. It was at the end of one book and the beginning of the next one. I almost stopped there and refused to read any further but I looked ahead to see if it happened again and strangely enough, it didn't. I can't understand the logic behind throwing it in a couple of paragraphs!
This is one of the best series of books I have ever read except for two in which for some strange reason the writer decides to throw in some filthy language. It was at the end of one book and the beginning of the next one. I almost stopped there and refused to read any further but I looked ahead to see if it happened again and strangely enough, it didn't. I can't understand the logic behind throwing it in a couple of paragraphs!
September 20, 2022
Wonderful
Exciting concept out of China, a thrill for all of Europe. Unfortunately not all are what or who they're supposed to be. With only 4 on board trying to figure out who' s who and what are they up to things get a little tense. Q comes across Chastain/Nostradamus who in the only way he can - saves the days. Great story. Love the President's dozen/14. Thank you.
Exciting concept out of China, a thrill for all of Europe. Unfortunately not all are what or who they're supposed to be. With only 4 on board trying to figure out who' s who and what are they up to things get a little tense. Q comes across Chastain/Nostradamus who in the only way he can - saves the days. Great story. Love the President's dozen/14. Thank you.
September 19, 2025
fun read
Although kind felt like rushed ending. Things seemed to seep up it felt just end it. It would’ve been nice to know what happened with the train and the edits idea and where that was going.
Although kind felt like rushed ending. Things seemed to seep up it felt just end it. It would’ve been nice to know what happened with the train and the edits idea and where that was going.
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