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Tracie Tanner #6
The Bashkir Extraction
If you're a fan of Mitch Rapp, brought to life by the late Vince Flynn, or of the Brad Thor patriot Scot Harvath, meet your newest hero, Tracie Tanner:
It's late January 1988, and CIA Director Aaron Stallings gives Tracie Tanner what should be her simplest assignment in years. A secret Russian military facility has been discovered deep inside the Soviet satellite nation of Bashkir, nestled in the Ural Mountains. Tracie is to travel to Bashkir and put the facility under surveillance, returning to Langley the following week to brief agency specialists on what she has learned.
It's a straightforward assignment, simple as these things go.
But once established in her surveillance location, Tracie observes something she can hardly believe, something so shocking it changes the nature of her assignment entirely.
What was once a simple mission now becomes nearly suicidal: Tracie must find a way inside the heavily fortified facility and then recover and extract something of extreme value - a captured CIA operative, a man who has worked with Tracie in the past. His condition is unknown, as are the intentions of his captors.
But Tracie knows without help his fate will be grim.
Working alone and with no backup for thousands of miles, driven by the knowledge that she holds the life and future of another operative entirely in her hands, Tracie soon finds herself facing a staggering moral and ethical dilemma.
And there is no good outcome.
And she may not escape Bashkir with her life.
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Praise for the Tracie Tanner thriller series:
"Allan Leverone's PARALLAX VIEW is a sure-footed, masterful thriller with a breakneck pace that never lets up. Faced with the deepest act of betrayal in U.S. history, CIA agent Tracie Tanner must call on every tool she has---and her every last reserve to see the mission through.
On the run from the agency she loves and serves,Tracie teams up with an unlikely companion, air traffic controller Shane Rowley. Now the two of them are on the run. There's still a chance to avert a disaster of terrific proportions, but the clock is running out.
Tracie Tanner is one for the ages. I loved this book!" -- J. Carson Black, New York Times bestselling author of THE SHOP and ICON
"A sexy, sophisticated Cold War thriller with all the intensity of THE LONELY MILE" -- C.J. West, author of THE END OF MARKING TIME
"Bringing back the days of the Cold War like a Best of Tom Clancy flashback, Parallax View is a rocking read from start to finish!" -- Ian Graham, author of PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS
"PARALLAX VIEW...is a powerhouse full-throttle spy thriller...that leads readers down the shadowy back allies of international intrigue...It is a taut and thoughtful journey back to the dying days of the Cold War...it will keep you up, and on the edge of your chair, long into the night." — Nashua (NH) Sunday Telegraph
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Praise for Allan Leverone:
"Allan Leverone delivers a taut crime drama full of twists and conspiracy..." -- Scott Nicholson, Amazon bestselling author of LIQUID FEAR and THE RED CHURCH
"Allan Leverone raises the stakes with every turn of the page..." -- Sophie Littlefield, Anthony Award-winning author of A BAD DAY FOR SORRY
"The successor to Michael Crichton has landed. And his name is Allan Leverone." -- Vincent Zandri, New York Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING BURNS and THE REMAINS
"A scorching supernatural thriller - Allan Leverone...is a writer on the rise...
It's late January 1988, and CIA Director Aaron Stallings gives Tracie Tanner what should be her simplest assignment in years. A secret Russian military facility has been discovered deep inside the Soviet satellite nation of Bashkir, nestled in the Ural Mountains. Tracie is to travel to Bashkir and put the facility under surveillance, returning to Langley the following week to brief agency specialists on what she has learned.
It's a straightforward assignment, simple as these things go.
But once established in her surveillance location, Tracie observes something she can hardly believe, something so shocking it changes the nature of her assignment entirely.
What was once a simple mission now becomes nearly suicidal: Tracie must find a way inside the heavily fortified facility and then recover and extract something of extreme value - a captured CIA operative, a man who has worked with Tracie in the past. His condition is unknown, as are the intentions of his captors.
But Tracie knows without help his fate will be grim.
Working alone and with no backup for thousands of miles, driven by the knowledge that she holds the life and future of another operative entirely in her hands, Tracie soon finds herself facing a staggering moral and ethical dilemma.
And there is no good outcome.
And she may not escape Bashkir with her life.
**********
Praise for the Tracie Tanner thriller series:
"Allan Leverone's PARALLAX VIEW is a sure-footed, masterful thriller with a breakneck pace that never lets up. Faced with the deepest act of betrayal in U.S. history, CIA agent Tracie Tanner must call on every tool she has---and her every last reserve to see the mission through.
On the run from the agency she loves and serves,Tracie teams up with an unlikely companion, air traffic controller Shane Rowley. Now the two of them are on the run. There's still a chance to avert a disaster of terrific proportions, but the clock is running out.
Tracie Tanner is one for the ages. I loved this book!" -- J. Carson Black, New York Times bestselling author of THE SHOP and ICON
"A sexy, sophisticated Cold War thriller with all the intensity of THE LONELY MILE" -- C.J. West, author of THE END OF MARKING TIME
"Bringing back the days of the Cold War like a Best of Tom Clancy flashback, Parallax View is a rocking read from start to finish!" -- Ian Graham, author of PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS
"PARALLAX VIEW...is a powerhouse full-throttle spy thriller...that leads readers down the shadowy back allies of international intrigue...It is a taut and thoughtful journey back to the dying days of the Cold War...it will keep you up, and on the edge of your chair, long into the night." — Nashua (NH) Sunday Telegraph
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Praise for Allan Leverone:
"Allan Leverone delivers a taut crime drama full of twists and conspiracy..." -- Scott Nicholson, Amazon bestselling author of LIQUID FEAR and THE RED CHURCH
"Allan Leverone raises the stakes with every turn of the page..." -- Sophie Littlefield, Anthony Award-winning author of A BAD DAY FOR SORRY
"The successor to Michael Crichton has landed. And his name is Allan Leverone." -- Vincent Zandri, New York Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING BURNS and THE REMAINS
"A scorching supernatural thriller - Allan Leverone...is a writer on the rise...
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258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 12, 2017
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About the author
Allan Leverone
65 books139 followersAllan Leverone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nine novels, including the dark thriller, MR. MIDNIGHT, named by Suspense Magazine as one of the "Best Books of 2013."
A 2012 Derringer Award winner and 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee, Allan lives in Londonderry, NH with his wife of more than thirty years, three grown children and one beautiful granddaughter.
Connect at www.allanleverone.com, at Facebook and on Twitter, @AllanLeverone.
A 2012 Derringer Award winner and 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee, Allan lives in Londonderry, NH with his wife of more than thirty years, three grown children and one beautiful granddaughter.
Connect at www.allanleverone.com, at Facebook and on Twitter, @AllanLeverone.
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March 24, 2018
It’s late January 1988 and CIA agent Tracie Tanner is still reeling from the Moscow mission where she barely escaped with her life. Her boss, CIA Director Aaron Stallings, has received intel that there is a secret Soviet military base in the Ural Mountains. Stallings gives Tracie what appears to be a simple mission: travel to Bashkir, extract as much information as she can about the base and return home in four days. But once Tracie gets to the location she sees something that changes her mission entirely. Ryan Smith, the CIA agent that saved her life during the Moscow mission, has been captured and is being held prisoner in this secret military base in Bashkir. Tracie vows to save his life as he did hers or die trying. Ever smart and cunning, Tracie Tanner, faces a moral dilemma in this one that will eternally haunt her. Taut with tension and packed with bone-chilling scenes that leap off the pages, The Bashkir Extraction brings back the international intrigue of the cold war in a thrilling new way.
~ Kris Miller, TopShelf Reviews
~ Kris Miller, TopShelf Reviews
November 25, 2020
Another good read from Allan Leverone.
I'll get my nitpick out of the way first: I thought the pacing of this tale was less effective than the other books in the Tracie Tanner thriller series. I would rather have gotten Tracie inside the Bashkir facility sooner and made her overcome more convoluted obstacles once she got there.
On the substantial plus side, Leverone comes up with a thoroughly horrifying mad scientist scenario, and takes Tracie further down the path of self-recrimination for the lethal choices she makes. That character arc plus the elements of action and horror make this series one I look for.
FYI, I received my copy of this book as a gift, with no obligation to review it.
I'll get my nitpick out of the way first: I thought the pacing of this tale was less effective than the other books in the Tracie Tanner thriller series. I would rather have gotten Tracie inside the Bashkir facility sooner and made her overcome more convoluted obstacles once she got there.
On the substantial plus side, Leverone comes up with a thoroughly horrifying mad scientist scenario, and takes Tracie further down the path of self-recrimination for the lethal choices she makes. That character arc plus the elements of action and horror make this series one I look for.
FYI, I received my copy of this book as a gift, with no obligation to review it.
December 30, 2017
I really enjoyed this latest installment to the Tracie Tanner series. She is such a take-charge character, and I love it when she starts taking people down. The odds were pretty steep against her in this story, and it was highly entertaining to watch it play out.
March 9, 2019
Average Thrills
Dialogue is difficult to write, especially in spy novels. The plot hummed along but was occasionally bogged down by some silly dialogue, certainly too lengthy for the situation.
Dialogue is difficult to write, especially in spy novels. The plot hummed along but was occasionally bogged down by some silly dialogue, certainly too lengthy for the situation.
August 4, 2021
Best book yet
I have read the first 6 books in this series. I have enjoyed them all, but this was my first “can’t put it down” experience. Tracie Tanner is a a great and unpredictable character. Looking forward to Book 7.
I have read the first 6 books in this series. I have enjoyed them all, but this was my first “can’t put it down” experience. Tracie Tanner is a a great and unpredictable character. Looking forward to Book 7.
October 11, 2020
Good read
Read in one sitting as I was too hooked to put it down. I Look forward to reading others in the near future.
Read in one sitting as I was too hooked to put it down. I Look forward to reading others in the near future.
January 10, 2021
Very great read. DeServes seven stars.
One lady spy against Soviet union. Fantastic read. Could not put down in spite of not feeling good. Finished anyway.
One lady spy against Soviet union. Fantastic read. Could not put down in spite of not feeling good. Finished anyway.
March 2, 2021
Every book in this series is good, but the Mashkir Extraction is arguably the best yet. This book cost me too many hours of sleep because I simply could not put it down. Well done, Mr. Leverone!
June 8, 2021
Another excellent Tracy Tanner thriller.
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