Taskforce

15 primary works • 16 total works

One Rough Man

by Brad Taylor

Published 17 February 2011

Commissioned at the highest level of the U.S. government, the fighting team known as Taskforce operates outside the law. Pike Logan was the most successful operator on the Taskforce until tragedy permanently altered his outlook. Pike knows what the rest of the country might not want to admit: the real threat is one or two men in possession of a powerful weapon. Buried in a stack of intercepted chatter is evidence of two such men-their attack only days away. It is their bad luck that they're about to cross paths with Pike Logan...

All Necessary Force

by Brad Taylor

Published 17 January 2012

An attack is imminent.

The Taskforce - a highly classified Special Forces unit - is left reeling. One of their own has been killed in action. Another is barely alive. There's only one option left...

The Taskforce recruits Pike Logan, an unstable operator with an agenda of his own, when more disaster strikes. A weapon of unthinkable power heads to the US. The one area the Taskforce cannot operate in. Will their home turf be the one place the Taskforce is forbidden to save?

Perfect for fans of Lee Child, James Deegan and David Baldacci.

Praise for Brad Taylor:

'It's an excellent read, and I greatly enjoyed it' Nelson DeMille.

'Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher and Jack Bauer' John Lescroart.

'Logan is a tough, appealing hero you're sure to root for' Joseph Finder.

'Fresh plot, great actions, and Taylor clearly knows what he is writing about' Vince Flynn.

Enemy of Mine

by Brad Taylor

Published 1 January 2013

One secret can destroy everything.
The US brokered an uncertain peace between Israel and Palestine. The American envoy sent to solidify the treaty was almost killed. Now the Taskforce – a highly classified Special Forces unit – devotes every resource to protect the envoy's life.

Pike Logan tracks the assassin through the Middle East, but there's a problem closer to home. An American citizen hides a secret that could bring everything down, including Logan and the entire Taskforce.

Perfect for fans of Lee Child, James Deegan and David Baldacci.
Praise for Brad Taylor:
'It's an excellent read, and I greatly enjoyed it' Nelson DeMille.

'Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher and Jack Bauer' John Lescroart.

'Logan is a tough, appealing hero you're sure to root for' Joseph Finder.

'Fresh plot, great actions, and Taylor clearly knows what he is writing about' Vince Flynn.

The Widow's Strike

by Brad Taylor

Published 16 July 2013

Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill race to stop a global pandemic in this fast-paced thriller in the New York Times bestselling series.

Invented by nature and genetically manipulated by man, a highly lethal virus has just fallen into the wrong hands. Angered by sanctions placed against its nuclear program, a rogue state is determined to release the virus. The only thing standing in its way is the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce.

But as they follow the trail of the virus across Southeast Asia to the United States, the Taskforce soon learns that the enemy they face may not be the enemy they should fear...

The Polaris Protocol

by Brad Taylor

Published 14 January 2014

You think you know your enemy. Until you don't.
The Taskforce – a highly classified Special Forces unit – has been sent to investigate a Mexican drug cartel. Yet they uncover something more insidious than drug trafficking. The cartel has discovered a way to penetrate the GPS tracking system, capable of putting the US on standstill.

The system sends out false GPS signals, enabling a user to manipulate everything from banking systems to cruise missiles. The Taskforce sends Pike Logan to infiltrate the cartel's inner circle.

They must eliminate the impending threat, before the cartel cripples the entire country.
Praise for Brad Taylor:
'It's an excellent read, and I greatly enjoyed it' Nelson DeMille.

'Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher and Jack Bauer' John Lescroart.

'Logan is a tough, appealing hero you're sure to root for' Joseph Finder.

'Fresh plot, great actions, and Taylor clearly knows what he is writing about' Vince Flynn.

Days of Rage

by Brad Taylor

Published 15 July 2014

"In former delta force operator and New York Times bestseller Brad Taylor's latest Pike Logan thriller, the Taskforce must stop their most devastating threat yet-a weapon of mass destruction. The Taskforce is used to being the hunter, but this time they're the hunted. Intent on embroiling the US in a quagmire that will sap its economy and drain its legitimacy, Russia passes a potential weapon of mass destruction to Boco Haram, an extreme Islamic sect in Nigeria. A relic of the Cold War, the Russian FSB believes the weapon has deteriorated and is no longer effective, but they are wrong. Boco Haram has the means for mass destruction, which will be set loose upon a multitude of unsuspecting innocents on one of the world's grandest stages. Trying to solve the riddle of who might be stalking them, Pike Logan and the Taskforce have no idea what's been set in motion; but there's another secret from the Cold War buried in the Russian FSB, and exposing it will mean the difference between life and death-not only for Pike and his partner, Jennifer, but for perhaps millions more around the globe"--

No Fortunate Son

by Brad Taylor

Published 30 December 2014

"In the latest military thriller from the retired Delta Force Operator and New York Times bestselling author, a hostage situation places America's most powerful political elite at the mercy of its worst enemies. When veteran operator Pike Logan and partner Jennifer Cahill receive a letter from Blaisdell Consulting-the umbrella cover company for their real employer, a top secret counterterrorist unit called the Taskforce-they expect orders for their next mission-impossible tasking. Instead, they learn that their latest actions have gotten them fired, despite having saved thousands of innocent lives. Pike's shock and fury is redirected when their commander, Colonel Kurt Hale, asks him and Jennifer for help with a personal matter: His niece Kylie, an exchange student in England, has gone missing. Neither Pike nor Jennifer understands how critical her disappearance will become. Meanwhile, all Taskforce teams have been redirected to a developing situation. A terrorist organization has targeted military relatives of key members of the US government, including the vice president's son. Their seizure of hostages was far-reaching and meticulously coordinated, and the full extent of the threat-and potential demands-has thrown the government into turmoil. They face a terrible choice: Cease counter-terrorist operations, or watch hostages die one by one. How much is a single life worth? Unless the Taskforce can decipher the web of lies devised by their enemies, the United States is about to find out"--

The Insider Threat

by Brad Taylor

Published 30 June 2015

When ISIS plans an attack no one anticipates, one that cannot be defeated by an airstrike, Pike Logan and the Taskforce are America's only hope.

The Forgotten Soldier,

by Brad Taylor

Published 29 December 2015

"In New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor's latest heart-stopping thriller, Pike Logan returns with his most dangerous and personal threat yet: a Taskforce Operator gone rogue. For years, the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce has worked in the shadows, anticipating and preventing attacks around the globe. Created to deal with a terrorist threat that shuns the civilized rule of law, it abandoned the same, operating outside of the US Constitution. Though wildly successful, it was rooted in a fear that the cure could be worse than the disease. And now that fear has come home. A Special Forces soldier is killed on an operation in Afghanistan, and complicit in the attack is a government official of an allied nation. While the US administration wants to forget the casualty, one Taskforce member will not. When he sets out to avenge his brother's death, his actions threaten to not only expose the Taskforce's activities, but also destroy a web of alliances against a greater evil. Pike Logan understands the desire, but also the danger. Brought in to eliminate the risk, he's now forced to choose between his friend and the administration he's sworn to protect, while unbeknownst to either of them, the soldier's death is only the beginning..."--

Ghosts of War

by Brad Taylor

Published 28 June 2016

The Taskforce has stopped countless terrorist threats across the globe, operating outside of US law to prevent the death of innocents. But now, along the fault lines of the old Iron Curtain, the danger is far greater than a single attack. With Russia expanding its influence from Syria to the Baltic States, the Taskforce is placed on stand-down because of the actions of one rogue operator. Meanwhile, Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill travel to Poland, hired to verify artifacts hidden for decades in a fabled Nazi gold train, only to find themselves caught amid growing tensions between East and West. A Russian incursion into Belarus under the facade of self-defense is trumped by a horrific attack against the United States, driving NATO to mobilize even as it tries to determine who is behind the strike.

Ring Of Fire

by Brad Taylor

Published 10 January 2017

"Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill as they come face-to-face with an insidious threat to strike terror into the heart of America. Fifteen years ago, in order to win a contract in the Kingdom, a desperate defense contractor used a shell company to provide a bribe to a wealthy Saudi businessman. Now a powerful player in the defense industry, he panics when the Panama Papers burst onto the public scene. Providing insight into the illicit deeds of offshore financing, they could prove his undoing..."--

Operator Down

by Brad Taylor

Published 9 January 2018

• 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 supposed 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 coup begins. But Aaron's 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.

Daughter of War

by Brad Taylor

Published 8 January 2019

**A New York Times Bestseller**

Former Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller featuring Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill as they come face to face with a conspiracy where nothing is as it seems.

Hot on the trail of a North Korean looking to sell sensitive US intelligence to the Syrian regime, Pike Logan and the Taskforce stumble upon something much graver: the sale of a lethal substance called Red Mercury.

Unbeknownst to the Taskforce, the Syrians plan to use the weapon of mass destruction against American and Kurdish forces, and blame the attack on terrorists, causing western nations to reassess their participation in the murky cauldron of the Syrian civil war.

Meanwhile, North Korea has its own devastating agenda: a double-cross that will dwarf the attack in Syria even as it lays the blame on the Syrian government. Leveraging Switzerland's fame for secrecy and its vast network of military bunkers, now repurposed by private investors for the clandestine storage of wealth, North Korea will use Red Mercury to devastate the West's ability to deliver further sanctions against the rogue regime.

As the Taskforce begins to unravel the plot, a young refugee unwittingly holds the key to the conspiracy. Hunted across Europe for reasons she cannot fathom, she is the one person who can stop the attack--if she can live long enough for Pike and Jennifer to find her.

Hunter Killer

by Brad Taylor

Published 7 January 2020

'Hunter Killer has the gun metal ring of authenticity and the crisp writing of a military communique ... It's an excellent read, and I greatly enjoyed it' NELSON DEMILLE

They're killing his team. He's coming for them.

The Taskforce were once apex predators, an unrivalled hunting machine that decimated those out to harm the USA, but they may have met their match.

While Pike is preparing to join the team on a counter-terrorist mission in South America, a friend is killed in South Carolina. The authorities believe it was an accident, but Pike suspects the attack was meant as a message to him. When he loses contact with the team in South America, Pike becomes convinced the Taskforce is under attack.

His men are the closest thing to family he has. He will do anything - even ignore direct orders to stand down - to find them.

Praise for Brad Taylor:

'It's an excellent read, and I greatly enjoyed it' Nelson DeMille

'Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher and Jack Bauer' John Lescroart

'Logan is a tough, appealing hero you're sure to root for' Joseph Finder

'Fresh plot, great actions, and Taylor clearly knows what he is writing about' Vince Flynn

What everyone's saying about Hunter Killer:

'I am a huge Pike Logan fan and this installment is another winner' Netgalley Reviewer

'Another expertly written novel from this master of the action thriller ... The historical and technological details are expertly rendered. The scenery is exquisitely detailed and seamlessly blended into the riveting plot' Netgalley Reviewer

'Brad Taylor has written a powerful action thriller, that truly had me turning the pages. Highly recommended' Netgalley Reviewer

'Brilliant book. Excellent story, great character depth and a thrilling read, just what I wanted!' Netgalley Reviewer

'An action-filled story ... Pike is forced to go up against a group that made the worst mistake possible; killing and attacking those he loves' Netgalley Reviewer

American Traitor

by Brad Taylor

Published 5 January 2021

An enemy is dangerous. A traitor is lethal.

They call them the Taskforce. Designed to operate outside the bounds of law, trained to exist on the ragged edge of human capability, their existence is as essential as it is illegal. Recruited from top operators in the intelligence spheres and led by ex-Special Forces Operator Pike Logan, they're a formidable unit. Prepared for anything.

And they need to be. Whilst aiding an ex-Taskforce member on the run from Chinese agents, Logan uncovers a plan to bait Taiwan into all-out war by destabilizing their government and manipulating their artificial intelligence controlled defence system.

With the threat of conflict reaching boiling point, Logan alone realises that all is not what it seems. For a man used to confronting his enemy in close-quarters combat, he faces a dilemma: how do you defeat an enemy that you can't see?

Read the latest book in the electrifying Taskforce thrillers from New York Times bestselling author and former Special Forces Officer Brad Taylor.

Praise for Brad Taylor:

'It's an excellent read, and I greatly enjoyed it' NELSON DEMILLE

'Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher and Jack Bauer' JOHN LESCROART

'Logan is a tough, appealing hero you're sure to root for' JOSEPH FINDER

'Fresh plot, great actions, and Taylor clearly knows what he is writing about' VINCE FLYNN

'Few authors write about espionage, terrorism, and clandestine hit squads as well as Taylor does' HOUSTON PRESS

Dead Man's Hand

by Brad Taylor

Published 23 January 2024

The gripping new thriller by New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor. Pike Logan investigates a threat to a key European ally… and discovers a secret that could lead to world annihilation.

To finally end the war between their nations, a band of Ukrainian partisans known as the Wolves team up with members of Russia’s military intelligence to try to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.

But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst. Loyal head of the National Guard, Victor Petrov, is expected to neutralise the threat — after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO by assassinating a key Swedish politician.

After receiving intelligence about a threat to Sweden, the U.S. sends Pike Logan to identify Victor’s target— only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Russian agents and the Wolves. Pike must follow a trail across Europe to find the answers he needs.

Though Pike believes the Wolves' mission justified, he discovers their operation has unimaginable consequences. The Dead Man's Hand nuclear response, a relic of the Cold War, is still operational — and Russia's missiles will be launched in the event of the president's death...

The latest explosive thriller former Special Forces officer Brad Taylor, perfect for fans of Lee Child, Jack Ryan, and David Baldacci.

'Pike Logan is a feisty, devil-may-care hero.' Steve Berry
'Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher and Jack Bauer.' John Lescroart