The four speakers for 2022 are:
Kristin Harmel, author of the “The Book of Lost Names” and the upcoming “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”;
Susan Wiggs, whose latest, “The Lost and Found Bookshop,” is a love letter to independent bookstores;
Brad Taylor, a retired Special Forces lieutenant colonel and author of “American Traitor” and “End of Days”;
Scott Turow, the master of legal thrillers from “Presumed Innocent” to “The Last Trial.”
“We are pleased to be able to offer such highly recognized, accomplished and entertaining authors,” said Trish Benisch, chairperson of the Nick Linn Series.
“The pandemic changed our game plan for 2021, but our shift to online-only lectures was very successful and allowed us to continue our important work on behalf of the Collier library system,” Benisch said. “Now, we’re looking forward to resuming in-person events, as well as continuing to offer the lectures online for subscribers who want to watch from home
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Few authors write about espionage, terrorism, and clandestine hit squads as well as Taylor does..His boots-on-the-ground insight into the situation in the Middle East and special skills in irregular warfare and asymmetric threats give his writing a realistic, graphic tone.
Houston Press
Publishers Weekly Pike Logan returns in another stellar effort from Taylor..Readers of novels set in the world of Special Forces have many choices, but Taylor is one of the best..The added female viewpoint here provides a fascinating perspective on a primarily male-dominated world.
Booklist Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, and Jack Bauer. John Lescroart,
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
In Brad Taylor’s “An American Traitor,” the latest thriller in his series about the “Taskforce,” a fictional covert counterterrorism unit, Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are vacationing in Australia when they are forced to come to the rescue of former Taskforce member Clifford Delmonty, whose callsign is “Dunkin.”
The pair discovers that Delmonty is being pursued by a group of Communist Chinese operatives who work for the Communist government’s intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security, the MSS. The Chinese operatives are chasing Dunkin and his Australian girlfriend as he had spoken to a security officer at the Australian F-35 facility where he worked about a rival contractor computer ace who has been acting suspiciously. The Chinese killers will do anything to protect their asset, the American traitor.
Posted: January 12, 2021
American Traitor…are we in fact on the verge of another world war?
In a nation built on law and order and protocols, both internal threats and external threats seem to be mounting.
New York Times best-selling author Brad Taylor’s latest book,
American Traitor, seems more fact than fiction as protagonist Pike Logan, a highly-trained elite member of a special unit, is on the desperate hunt for a man who is about to betray his country and ignite a horrific new world war.
For those not familiar with the author, Brad served this country honorably for 21 years and is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces, including eight years with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, popularly known as Delta Force. Brad retired in 2010 after serving more than two decades and participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as classified operations around the globe.
Posted: January 12, 2021
American Traitor…are we in fact on the verge of another world war?
In a nation built on law and order and protocols, both internal threats and external threats seem to be mounting.
New York Times best-selling author Brad Taylor’s latest book,
American Traitor, seems more fact than fiction as protagonist Pike Logan, a highly-trained elite member of a special unit, is on the desperate hunt for a man who is about to betray his country and ignite a horrific new world war.
For those not familiar with the author, Brad served this country honorably for 21 years and is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces, including eight years with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, popularly known as Delta Force. Brad retired in 2010 after serving more than two decades and participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as classified operations around the globe.