Nautical Strike

Robert A. Adamcik

Summary

They call him Gargoyle. He's U.S. Navy Reserve Lieutenant Commander James Robert “Bob” Morgan. A past special mission cost him an eye; now, he's a CIA analyst working at Langley.
 
His life is quiet. Until it isn't.Somebody is supplying heavy weapons to insurgents in Mali, and Allied counter-terrorist assets are the target. When Morgan's close friend is killed in an ambush, he volunteers to find the source of the weapons and stop the atrocities before more American and Allied lives are lost. But Morgan isn’t working alone. With the aid of an advanced prosthetic eye, he takes to the field with the best of the best. A lovely MI-6 operative, a motley crew of hard-core naval special operators, and the deadliest gadgets the CIA can produce. The trail of intrigue and deception leads to a charismatic CEO and his beautiful daughter, who sit at the top end of a global criminal organization.
 
Not even Morgan is prepared for the scope of their ultimate goal, which will reshape the world order if he can’t stop them.

Available since: 09/03/2023.

Print length: 256 pages.

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