SEAL Team Six: Hunt the Scorpion

Thomas Crocker and SEAL Team Six are back for another adrenaline packed adventure from former SEAL commando Don Mann.When a cargo ship is captured by pirates off the east coast of Africa, SEAL Team Six is called into action. What looks at first like a simple search and rescue turns much more perilous when the ship's cargo is revealed to be yellowcake, a critical component in nuclear weaponry. Thomas Crocker and his squad are dispatched to Libya with a clear objective: to secure the dangerous materials before terrorists can unleash nuclear havoc on the world.Hunt the Scorpion is a lightning-fast thrill ride - a bold new chapter in the Thomas Crocker SEAL Team Six adventures. It will leave readers breathless, charged, and ready for the next op.**From BooklistMann, along with coauthor Pezzullo, brings back his SEAL team leader Thomas Crocker in this follow-up to Seal Team Six: Hunt the Wolf. A cargo ship is hijacked by pirates, and Crocker and his fellow SEALs are sent to rescue the crew. They discover that the majority of the men have been killed, but the captain has survived. An investigation reveals that the cargo the ship was carrying could be used to fuel a nuclear weapon. Add a threat of WMDs from Libya, and you have a SEAL team in over their heads. The action is nonstop, and Mann does a fine job giving readers the feel of what it’s like to be a member of the SEALs, from danger to camaraderie. --Jeff AyersReview"Reads like a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child -- fast and clean. But there's more military structure, more politics and lots of action. HOOAH!" -- Myles Knapp, The San Jose Mercury News