Razor

by Barry Sadler

Legendary mercenary Martin Hendricks leads a team of elite veterans from the world's best fighting units into an African country where a tyrant is holding American and British civilians for a ransome of arms

Genres: Military Fiction

Paperback

First published February 28, 1988

About the author

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American author, musician and former green beret.

To the general public he is most known for the hit single "Ballad of the green berets"

After his musical career he decided to write a series of novels centered around the character "Casca Rufio Longinius" Who is cursed for piercing Jesus on the crucifix with a spear and is forced to forever remain a soldier until the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

In the mid 1980s Sadler moved to Guatemala City where he was shot in the head one night in a taxi. He spent 7 months in a coma and died more than a year later.

Reviews

[Robert Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Barry Sadler had an interesting way of writing. I have enjoyed all novels that he wrote. Wish I had enough forsight to have kept the books. I miss reading his stuff. His books are hard to find.

[Paperbackbooks86 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Razor is nothing Earth shattering, but its a quick fun read. If you are looking for that 80's movie action you will find it here. It's not very fast paced, and you spend the majority of the book reading about the crews training process. There are some good twists and turns, and some violent scenes. I would give it 3.5 out of 5. If you can find it cheap and want a some action, pick it up.