Critical Action

by Peter Telep

When the Triple Nickel force is sent to investigate rumors of al-Qaeda fighters sneaking into Afghanistan from Pakistan, they hit the jackpot. Sheikh Abu Hassan, the new al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, is in a safe house and the men of ODA 555 have the opportunity to nail this top-priority target. But their daring will lead them into conflict with a rogue band of CIA officers - and put the Triple Nickel at the site of the first Iranian nuclear test...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425224163
• ISBN13: 9780425224168
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

For Medal of Honor Warriors - Known and unknown

Inspired by the actions of Operational Detachment Alpha - 555, informally known as Triple Nickel, Peter Telep's new series dramatizes the missions of our Special Forces Afghanistan. When the president of Afghanistan's life is endangered and al-Qaeda-backed militia close in to finish the job, ODA-555 commander Captain James Pharaoh and his team is sent into the brawl. With limited supplies, the formidable Hindu Kush Mountains rising between them and their objective, and running out of time, Pharaoh splits his team into two lethal components-one a deadly interdiction force, the other a politically-charged rescue team. But the mission is far from straightforward. A CIA agent with his own agenda could derail this mission in a New York minute. Then the liberal press and the founder of War Crimes in Afghanistan learn about the mission and force themselves into the fray. In the end, the mission requires that a lone individual step forward and carry out an exquisite act of bravery.