Bøker av Brad Taylor

The powerful new Taskforce thriller from Brad Taylor. Pike Logan must step in to help prevent war between two global powers.

How do we, the Squares, the every day Joes, compete in this new world of sports gambling? The Sharps do this all day, and every day. We've got to get up and go to our jobs, pick up kids, go to soccer games, get the groceries, and get home in time to watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! with the family. The Sharps don't have to deal with such foolishness!The majority of those who participate in sports gambling are not doing it full-time. It's a Side Hustle. That's exactly what Side Hustle explores. As states continue to pass laws in favor of sports gambling, how do the average person create a profitable hobby out of their knowledge of the sports world and their ability to do the research.Author, Brad Taylor, has witnessed or experienced almost everything when it comes to sports gambling. Brad moved to Atlanta when he was 19 years old to pursue a career in health care. After more than 2 successful decades in Georgia, Brad decided to take a huge gamble and follow his passion of sports talk. And since he handicaps games every day, why not talk about it on a platform where others can either follow or fade? Like you, Brad has a career, family, obligations, responsibilities, and distractions in his life, but he still has the time to work sports gambling daily as his Side Hustle.

The traveler has lived for over 2,000 years, and he is a singularly powerful mage. He has done work with creator stone that nobody has done in millennia. He is the only person to ever discover what lies at the end of the Incarnadine Stair, and he has a unique mastery of life magic. No other living staff-mage can cast permanent spells and enchantments, and no other is immortal. He found a way to bring the great magical creatures, elves, dwarves, brownies, sprites, dragons, hippogriffs, and gryphons, back to the world. The traveler has seen nearly all human governments rise and fall across the world, and he feels bound to none of them. Do his longevity and power make him a law unto himself? Can the traveler bring justice even when popular opinion surges against him?

New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor is back with a propulsive and topical edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring Pike Logan as he goes head-to-head with Putin's henchmen.To finally end the war between their nations, a rogue band of Ukranian partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin.But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian National Guard to root them out. It's a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO--by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs.After receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden, the United States sends Pike Logan to identify Petrov's target--only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin's agents and the Wolves. When the smoke clears, Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission, believing it just, until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences.For Putin is preparing a devastating endgame: activating the Dead Man's Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia's missiles in the event of his death. . .

Pike Logan must stop a deranged killer hell-bent on igniting an international conflagration in this explosive, action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer, Brad Taylor.When a paragliding trip over the picturesque mountains of Switzerland results in the brutal murder of the former head of Israeli intelligence, Mossad brings in terrorist hunters Aaron and Shoshana to investigate. But they'll need help to find out who was behind the attack and what they're planning next?and they know exactly who to call. Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill have been trapped in Charleston, South Carolina, during the COVID-19 quarantine, so when Aaron and Shoshana show up with a new mission, they jump at the chance to assist their friends.As they stumble upon the trail of a serial killer loose on the streets of Rome connected to the death, and follow evidence leading to the exalted Knights of Malta, they must wade deep into a dangerous world where fanatics and legitimate organizations exist side by side. It's up to the Taskforce to determine who is really pulling the strings, and what they find could have disastrous consequences not only for them, but for the entire world. . . .

The Taskforce and Mossad join forces to bring down a fanatical organisation. When the former head of Israeli intelligence is killed, Mossad's terrorist hunters need help to find out who was behind the attack and they know exactly who to call: Pike Logan.

New York Times Bestseller ?Brad Taylor is the best action writer in the business today, and Pike Logan is the right hero for our time.? ? William H. McRaven, Adm, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and author of Make Your Bed Pike Logan is on the desperate hunt for a man who is about to betray his country?and ignite a horrific new world war?in this pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor. Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are enjoying a sunny vacation down under when they get disturbing news: their friend and colleague Clifford Delmonty is in serious trouble. While working as a contractor at an Australian F-35 facility, the former Taskforce member?callsign Dunkin?saw something he shouldn't have, and now he's on the run from Chinese agents. Pike and Jennifer soon discover that Dunkin's attackers are a dangerous link to a much larger scheme that could launch a full-on conflict between China and Taiwan. In its quest for dominance, China is determined to reclaim Taiwan?a pivotal ally the United States has sworn to protect. Pike learns that the Chinese have a devious plan to bait the island nation into all-out war by destabilizing the government and manipulating an artificial intelligence defense system. As the threat reaches a boiling point, Pike alone realizes that what they're seeing isn't actually real. A soldier who has always been trained to fight and win, Pike must now track down and neutralize the missing man who holds the key. With the help of Jennifer, the Taskforce team, and a brave Taiwanese intelligence agent, he races to prevent a catastrophic conflict from consuming a whole region of the world.

Pike Logan must divert two world powers from engaging in a major conflict.

Pike Logan tracks highly trained Russian assassins to Brazil.

This thoughtful collection of humorous and wholesome stories and jokes comes from the author''s family experiences, including stories told by and to grandparents and grandchildren. Loosely divided into four broad age groups, the book is one way to get the family talking and provides a vehicle for easy conversation and respectful interchange between children and other children; parents and children; and grandparents and their grandchildren. The stories also provide instructive challenges to the maturity of any young person''s understanding of humor. Much of this humor is based on stories told and heard from young people visiting the home of the author''s own children. * * * * * * Brad Taylor, a retired banker and storyteller, was born in Wisconsin and has lived in New York, Latin America, San Francisco and Asia. With his wife, he divides his time between homes in Connecticut and New Mexico. Illustrator Hank Blaustein, a retired New York City school teacher, has been a freelance artist much of his life. His work has appeared in "The New Yorker," "The New York Times," "Baron''s," "The National Review," "The Village Voice" and many others.

Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill race to stop a global pandemic in this fast-paced thriller in the New York Times bestselling series.Invented by nature and genetically manipulated by man, a highly lethal virus has just fallen into the wrong hands. Angered by sanctions placed against its nuclear program, a rogue state is determined to release the virus. The only thing standing in its way is the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce.But as they follow the trail of the virus across Southeast Asia to the United States, the Taskforce soon learns that the enemy they face may not be the enemy they should fear...