Drone: 1 (A Troy Pearce Novel)

Author: Maden, Mike

Brand: Berkley

Color: Black

Binding: paperback

Format: roughcut

Number Of Pages: 544

Release Date: 07-10-2014

Details: Product Description
With “an unforgettable cast of characters” (W.E.B. Griffin) and nonstop action, Mike Maden’s Drone kicks off an explosive thriller series exploring the hard realities of drone warfare.
 
Troy Pearce is the CEO of Pearce Systems, a private security firm specializing in drone technologies. A former CIA SOG operative, Pearce used his intelligence and combat skills to hunt down America’s enemies—until he opted out, having seen too many friends sacrificed for political expediency. Now Pearce and his team choose which battles they will take on.
 
Pearce is done with the United States government for good, until a pair of drug cartel hit men assault a group of American students on American soil. New U.S. president Margaret Myers secretly authorizes Pearce Systems to locate and destroy the killers wherever they are. Now Pearce and his team are in a showdown with the hidden powers behind the El Paso attack—unleashing a host of unexpected repercussions.
Review
Praise for Drone

“A brilliant read...Mike Maden’s trail of intrigue will captivate you from page one!”—Clive Cussler, #1
New York Times bestselling author

“Mike Maden understands that sometimes the most lethal warriors are those just out of sight.
Drone is action-packed, with cutting-edge technology and an unforgettable cast of characters.”—W.E.B. Griffin, #1
Wall Street Journal and
New York Times bestselling author 
 
“[A] promising first novel, an engrossing techno thriller...provides plenty of great drone details. Readers will eagerly await Troy’s further adventures.”—
Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Mike Maden is the author of the critically acclaimed Drone series and two novels in Tom Clancy’s #1
New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan Jr. series. He holds both a master’s and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Davis, specializing in international relations and comparative politics. He has lectured and consulted on the topics of war and the Middle East, among others. Maden has served as a political consultant and campaign manager in state and national elections, and hosted his own local weekly radio show for a year.
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CHAPTER 1

El Paso, Texas

Cinco de Mayo was cooler than usual in the sprawling border city of El Paso, one of the poorest in America. In one of its grimmest barrios, a pink stucco house thrummed with life on a dark, narrow street. A crowd of teenagers from the nearby arts academy high school danced to throbbing music in the frame of its big picture window, their faces all smiles and laughter. The first graduation party of the year.

Out on the front porch, a knot of young men in hoodies and drooping pants stood guard, drinking beer out of Solo cups and smoking cigarettes, trying to look tough in a brutal part of town. To anybody passing by, they looked like somebody’s crew, but they were just teenagers like the kids inside, their young bodies rocking unconsciously to the beat of the music behind them.

An obsidian-black Hummer on big custom wheels slowed as it passed the house. The windows were blacked out. Death-metal music roared inside. No plates on the bumpers.

The hoodies out front pretended not to notice, playing it cool but keeping careful watch out of the sides of their bloodshot eyes.

Four houses up, the Hummer’s red brake lights flared as it slowed to a stop, then its white back-up lights lit up. The big black box of steel rolled backward. The gear box whined until it stopped in front of the pink stucco house.

It just sat there, idling.

The death-metal music still thundered behind the Hummer’s blackened glass, muffled by the steel doors.

Now the boys turned in unison, stared at it, starting to freak out. The oldest kid nodded at the tallest.

“Yo. Go check it out.”

“Me?
You check it out.”

No need.

The Hummer’s doors burst open, death metal exploding into the night, drowning out the music insi

EAN: 9780425276747

Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English