“He scanned for movement. Bad actors roamed northern Mali, spoiling for a fight. Enemies ready to murder him for his water, his guns and his four-wheel drive. Crazy jihadists prowled these lands like computer-coded zombies in post-apocalyptic first-person shooter games. Fanatics who’d murder him for no reason. Al-Qaeda and Islamic State wannabes looking to prove their fanaticism with an easy kill. Mali was the new ground zero in the War on Terror.”
Capsule Summary:
When a CIA extraction in Mali detonates into carnage and $11 million vanishes, lone operator Mark Pierce—“Trigger Man”—is thrown into a maze of kidnappers, double-crossing allies, and a ruthless warlord. With hostages disappearing into the Sahara and a weapons kingpin in play, Pierce must hunt, rescue, and survive.
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Locations:
Sahel and Sahara (Mali), Agadez Air Base 201 (Niger), MINUSMA base, Gao (Mali), Adrar des Ifoghas (Mali), Rabat (Morocco).
Allies:
- Mackenzie Summerfield — CIA case officer/handler (CIA)
- Gabriel Travers — Major attached to MINUSMA (United Nations / French Foreign Legion)
- Bachir Aghali — Tuareg tribal leader (Tuareg tribal forces).
Villains:
- Kashif Shalgham — regional commander (Ansar Dine)
- Jean Denault — mercenary (DGSE-linked)
- Juliet Paquet — intelligence operative (DGSE)
- Victor Vautrin — arms dealer supplying terrorist groups (Vautrin Empire).
Major Action Sequences:
Sahel technical convoy ambush, High-speed Sahara desert chase, Bar standoff in Gao, Shadow-tail takedown in Rabat.
Aiden Bailey 