Stolen Arrows. Don Pendleton
Bolan closed the cell phone with a click
The man had wished him luck. The Executioner shook his head at the sentiment. Right now civilization needed more than that. Balls and brains could only take a soldier so far; after that it was the draw of the cards. So far, his luck was holding, but for how much longer? Just one slip on his part and the bombs would disappear, until atomic fire burned a city to the ground.
A nuclear fireball bearing the technological signature of America and possibly starting a war that might never end.
The soldier hoped that Lady Luck would stick with him. He had to find the Zodiac in twenty-four hours.
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Power of the Lance
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Dark Truth
Breakaway
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Caged
Sleepers
Strike and Retrieve
Age of War
Line of Control
Breached
Retaliation
Pressure Point
Silent Running
Stolen Arrows
Mack Bolan®
Don Pendleton
In doing what we ought, we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.
—St. Augustine, 354–430
It’s a soldier’s duty to stand guard against the forces of evil and to shout that none shall pass. In this I will not falter.
—Mack Bolan
As always, for Melissa.
And a special thanks to Lucia Read. She knows why.
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
Archbishop Park, London
Distant thunder rumbled softly in the cloudy London sky, warning of a coming storm. Soon now, very soon.
Trying to act casually, heavily