Canadian Killing Ground

They Call Me the Mercenary #5

by Jerry Ahern, Axel Kilgore (Pseudonym)

Book by Kilgore, A.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Jerry Ahern (born Jerome Morrell Ahern) was a science fiction and action novel author best known for his post apocalyptic survivalist series The Survivalist. The books in this series are heavy with descriptions of the weapons the protagonists use to survive and prosecute a seemingly never-ending war amongst the remnants of the superpowers from pre-apocalypse times.

Ahern was also a firearms writer, who published numerous articles in magazines such as Guns & Ammo, Handguns and Gun World.

Jerry Ahern passed away on July 24, 2012 after a long struggle with cancer.

Ahern also released books under pseudonym Axel Kilgore.

Reviews

[Wayne]

It's been a while since I last read one of these books in the series. Still the same, though. A fair amount of time spent on guns and ammo. Kind of like an owner's manual or how to for the survivalist in you. The jokes are just bad. The action rolls along to keep you interested. Nice shoot out scenes and knifings to entice the action hounds.

Hank Frost, The Mercenary is hired to transport a seven year old boy genius to Canada to meet up with his genius dad. All manner of bad things goes down on the way. Terrorist attacks. Canadian police chases. And homemade nuclear bombs are just a few.