Splinter Cell

Mack Bolan the Executioner #340

by Don Pendleton (Series Creator), Jerry Van Cook (Contributor)

The disappearance of a tourist in Amsterdam is attributed to a rise in kidnappings of Westerners by terrorists. But those inside U.S. Intelligence know better. The hostage is a top American nuclear expert.

When the scientist's brother, a former Army Ranger, is set to go it alone for a full-throttle rescue, the Oval Office puts Mack Bolan in charge. But the odds of extracting the man from enemy hands are next to impossible and getting worse. Low on hard intel, the Executioner and his highly trained companion must rely on a CIA informant to lead them into the heart of one of the most dangerous terrorist cells on the planet before any worst-case scenarios can erupt.

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

Don Pendleton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, December 12, 1927 and died October 23, 1995 in Arizona.

He wrote mystery, action/adventure, science-fiction, crime fiction, suspense, short stories, nonfiction, and was a comic scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, essayist, and metaphysical scholar. He published more than 125 books in his long career, and his books have been published in more than 25 foreign languages with close to two hundred million copies in print throughout the world.

After producing a number of science-fiction and mystery novels, Don launched in 1969 the phenomenal Mack Bolan: The Executioner, which quickly emerged as the original, definitive Action/Adventure series. His successful paperback books inspired a new particularly American literary genre during the early 1970's, and Don became known as "the father of action/adventure."

"Although The Executioner Series is far and away my most significant contribution to world literature, I still do not perceive myself as 'belonging' to any particular literary niche. I am simply a storyteller, an entertainer who hopes to enthrall with visions of the reader's own incipient greatness."

Don Pendleton's original Executioner Series are now in ebooks, published by Open Road Media. 37 of the original novels.

Wikipedia: Don Pendleton

Reviews

[Donald · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story but there were a few issues.
1. sidekick syndrome it seems Mack must have a side kick in his adventures. He was a lone wolf for most of the first 200 and now every one has one
2 the villain was the most stupid villain due to not know who Phil Paxton was just a little bit of a stretch

[David Hamilton · Rating 3 out of 5]

The knife fight at the end may have been marginally over the top, lol. Still, a shower of blood spewing from the bad guy's jugular was pretty awesome. There's always one more mission for The Executioner!

[Igy The Book Hermit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some people like James Bond, I prefer Mack Bolan, AKA The Executioner.