A shot rang out
Bolan heard the slug whack into the wall behind him, felt chunks of clay strike his shoulders. He took evasive action, going down on one knee and returning fire. The shadowy figure on the far side of the room flew backward, becoming entangled with a chair and fell hard, blood coursing from his chest and throat. He lay for a while choking on blood and sucking air through his shredded windpipe.
Bolan stayed alert, scanning the room until he was satisfied he was alone. He moved from man to man, checking for signs of life. There were none. He picked up the dropped weapons and threw them in a corner after pulling the magazines.
Then he turned and stepped outside, feeling the heat of the sun as he crossed to the old truck—and the figure bound to it.
MACK BOLAN®
The Executioner
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#228 Terminal Option
#229 Zero Tolerance
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#232 Jackal Hunt
#233 Tough Justice
#234 Target Command
#235 Plague Wind
#236 Vengeance Rising
#237 Hellfire Trigger
#238 Crimson Tide
#239 Hostile Proximity
#240 Devil’s Guard
#241 Evil Reborn
#242 Doomsday Conspiracy
#243 Assault Reflex
#244 Judas Kill
#245 Virtual Destruction
#246 Blood of the Earth
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#248 Rolling Death
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#250 Warning Shot
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#252 Death Line
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#254 Chill Effect
#255 War Bird
#256 Point of Impact
#257 Precision Play
#258 Target Lock
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#260 Dayhunt
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#262 Trigger Point
#263 Skysniper
#264 Iron Fist
#265 Freedom Force
#266 Ultimate Price
#267 Invisible Invader
#268 Shattered Trust
#269 Shifting Shadows
#270 Judgment Day
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#272 Stealth Striker
#273 UForce
#274 Rogue Target
#275 Crossed Borders
#276 Leviathan
#277 Dirty Mission
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#279 Fire Wind
#280 Fear Rally
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#282 Jungle Conflict
#283 Ring of Retaliation
#284 Devil’s Army
#285 Final Strike
#286 Armageddon Exit
#287 Rogue Warrior
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#290 Pursued
#291 Blood Trade
#292 Savage Game
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#294 Scorpion Rising
#295 Hostile Alliance
#296 Nuclear Game
#297 Deadly Pursuit
#298 Final Play
#299 Dangerous Encounter
#300 Warrior’s Requiem
#301 Blast Radius
#302 Shadow Search
The Executioner®
Shadow Search
Don Pendleton
Wrongdoing can only be avoided if those who are not wronged feel the same indignation at it as those who are.
—Solon, Athenian Statesman c.638 B.C.
The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of everyone.
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel Prize winner
To those who prey on the defenseless and the weak—beware. I have seen that despair and weakness in your victims and I will not stand aside and abandon them, or allow it to continue.
—Mack Bolan
To all of the coalition military personnel who have been, or are, serving in the Middle East. Thanks.
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