Title: Countdown to Midnight
Author: Dale Brown
Genre: Military Thriller
Arc: Kindle, Audible
Series: yes
Series name: Nick Flnn
Book in series: 2
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: May 17, 2022
Pages: 398
My rating:
Synopsis:
Nick Flynn is back in action, and he has a new employer- a shadowy outfit whose roots go back to the very beginning of the Cold War. But his first mission for them almost becomes his last. While meeting with a high ranking Iranian dissident in the Austrian Alps, Flynn is ambushed and nearly killed....just after learning that Iran and Russia are working together on a mysterious project-one they have code named MIDNIGHT.
Flynn is determined to uncover MIDNIGHT's lethal secrets. Why are Moscow and Tehran covertly retrofitting a massive oil tanker in an Iranian port? What purpose lies behind their closely guarded effort, the brainchild of Pavel Voronin-a ruthless billionaire allied with Russia's autocratic president?
Flynn and his new team plan to put an end to the nefarious project, but they're dogged at every step by Voronin's hired Raven Syndicate killers-- elite veterans of Russia's special forces and intelligence services, As they track the enemy from the streets of Vienna to deep inside hostile Iran, Flynn and his crew must repeatedly risk their lives to pierce the layers of deception around this shadow war.
It's a race against time to stop Voronin from launching his terrifying new weapon against the United States--potentially killing hundreds of millions and overturning the world's balance of power forever. The odds are stacked high against Flynn and his team...but that's never stopped Nick before.
My Thoughts:
This books gets a 5 star rating. It was an excellent book. I have never read anything from Dale Brown, but I will definitely be reading more of his books. It was a very well written book. He digs into each character and gives a point of view from each. He makes sure that we understand each character, so that we can judge for ourselves about that character. The main character Nick Flynn rushes to stop an attack from Russia and the main bad guy in the book. The plot was awesome, and flowed really well! Hence my rating of 5 stars.
About the Author:
Former U.S. Air Force captain Dale Brown is the superstar author of 29 action-adventure "techno-thriller" novels: FLIGHT OF THE OLD DOG, SILVER TOWER, DAY OF THE CHEETAH, HAMMERHEADS, SKY MASTERS, NIGHT OF THE HAWK, just to name a few.
Dale was born in Buffalo, New York on November 2, 1956. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Western European History and recived in Air Force commission in 1978. He was a navigator-bombardier in the B-52G Stratofortress heavy bomber and the FB-111A supersonic medium bomber, and is the recipent of several military decorations and awards including the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Combat Crew Award, and the Marksmanship ribbon. Dale was also one of the nation's first Air Force ROTC cadets to qualify for and complete the grueling three-week U.S. Army Airborne Infantry paratrooper training course.
Dale supports a number of organizations to promote law enforcement, education, and literacy. He is a Life Member of the Air Force Association.
On the ground, Dale is a soccer referee instructor and enjoys tennis and scuba diving. Dale, his wife Diane, and his son live near Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
