What do you get when you mix an aging and ailing Russian President with a rich and powerful Russian oligarch hellbent on destroying the United States to return Russia to its former glory? And then add in a dash of Mexican drug cartel, Cuban military, stealth drone technology, and nuclear weapons? You get the plot of Weapons of Opportunity – an all-out, ceaseless, balls-to-the-wall race between a former superpower looking to rise again and the current world leaders seeking to thwart their dastardly plans.
Russian oligarch Pavel Voronin is not deterred from his past failure to strike a devastating blow against the United States. In fact, his new plan is bigger and bolder than ever, one that would change the balance of world power forever if successful. With the support of the Russian President, Voronin and his Raven Syndicate have built a fleet of highly advanced stealth drones, sneaked them into the United States, armed them with nuclear weapons and started a countdown until they are launched on their mission to strike strategic locations around America. But the secret organization known as the Quartet Directorate and covert operator Nick Flynn are on the hunt for Voronin and get wind that something big is coming. Now it’s up to them to strike hard and fast in enemy territory to put a stop to the destruction of the country they hold dear. As the old saying goes: Failure is not an option!
Dale Brown is known for delivering fast-paced, action-packed stories wrapped within monumental plots, and he does so once again in Weapons of Opportunity. The intensity starts off high and ascends into the stratosphere as the story progresses, elevating the reader’s blood pressure to borderline unhealthy levels. But that’s only because the fate of the entire world is at risk. And the plotting and scheming versus counterintelligence cat-and-mouse game leaves plenty of doubt as to who will emerge victorious. As a bonus the author throws in some new futuristic technology that is truly astonishing, which feels like an homage to the previous and long running McLanahan series in which innovative and revolutionary military equipment featured prominently.
As a result, this novel has everything Dale Brown fans will love. Nonstop action, Russia vs. United States hostilities, copious amounts of shootouts and explosions, and technology you need to read to believe. Just make sure to take your blood pressure meds before you crack open this thriller.
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