Operator Down

A Pike Logan Thriller

By: Brad Taylor

Narrated by: Rich Orlow, Henry Strozier

• A New York Times Bestseller • Former Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller where Pike Logan's search for a Mossad agent and ally puts him on a collision course with a ruthless military coup in Africa—and tests his loyalties to the Taskforce.

It was to be a simple mission. Nothing more than assessing whether a merchant in the fabled Israeli Diamond Exchange was involved in a scheme that could potentially embarrass the state of Israel. But nothing is ever simple in the world of intelligence, as Aaron Bergman—a former leader of an elite direct action team under the Mossad—should have known. Executing the operation as a contractor, a cutout that gave the State of Israel plausible deniability, he disappears without a trace.

Pike Logan and his team know none of this, but he’s tracking an American arms dealer in Tel Aviv who may—or may not—be attempting to sell sensitive nuclear weapons components to the highest bidder. When Pike’s team breaks up an attempt at killing Shoshana, Aaron’s partner, they stumble upon much more than they expected—a concerted conspiracy to topple a democratic African country.

Beginning to untangle a web that extends through both the American and Israeli intelligence community, Pike is forced to choose between his Israeli friends and his Taskforce mission, even as the execution of the coup begins to form. At the heart of it is Aaron, and his disappearance is the one mistake the plotters made. Because Shoshana is the greatest killing machine the Mossad has ever produced, and she will stop at nothing to help Aaron, even if it means killing Pike Logan.

Real Good As Usual Enjoyed very Much

Good plot movement. Nice to have story not directly from front page .
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Great Pike book

I’ve enjoyed the series, with Operator down bringing the story into very different interesting settings. My only issue has always been the 2 narrators voices. I like Rich Orlow’s Pike voice as well as his distinction of the others. Changing narrators, with the same characters is distracting and takes away from the flow of listening. If you can handle that- you’ll enjoy another Pike adventure!

Brad's best work

Going through all of Brad Taylor's books starting with his first Pike Logan Book One Rough Man. Of all his books this is by far my favorite!

Brad Taylor's Pike Series is Off the Charts

Brad Taylor's story telling is so rich with images, detail and character development. The characters have depth and they seem real! The plot is great, the action plenty, there are twists and surprises. And along the way we learn a bit about the continent of Africa. Unlike some series, this one is always reaching new places and new plots. Brad has become my favorite author in this genre. If you like Vince Flynn, Jack Coughlin, and Mark Greany you will love this book and series. Well done Brad please keep them coming.

great story and performance.

It was good to hear a good story that was not a major news article. Brilliant plot and good performance.