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The Shooters

William E. Butterworth III

20081 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
2008
first published
  • 2008Thorndike Press · ENGISBN 9781410403254
  • 2008Penguin USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781436205962
  • 2008Severn House · 422 pages · ENGISBN 9780727865878
  • 2008G.P. Putnam's Sons · 422 pages · ENGISBN 9780399154409
  • 2009Jove Books · 737 pages · ENGISBN 9780515145700
  • 2008Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pagesISBN 9781664633346
  • 2008Penguin Audio · 1 pages · ENGISBN 9780143142454

The #1 New York Times-bestselling series returns with a story as up-to-date as the headlines.The novels of W. E. B. Griffin featuring Delta Force officer Charley Castillo and his band of troubleshooters have won wide praise for their realism, action, and "punchy prose that connects like a right hook" (Chicago Tribune).Now, still in Argentina tying up loose ends from his investigation into the UN oil-for-food scandal, Castillo is startled when a young man is marched into his office at gunpoint, caught trying to sneak through the fence. It turns out he's an American officer, a lieutenant assigned to the embassy in Paraguay. A key agent for the DEA has disappeared while trying to interdict drugs and very little is being done about it, for phony diplomatic reasons. The lieutenant's heard of Castillo, knows what he's done, and wants his help in getting the agent back. More than that, he's got an innovative plan for dealing with the drug lords themselves.Intrigued, Castillo gets permission to try it, but the President has just one warning for him: Don't get caught. Charley couldn't agree more-but it might turn out to be something easier said than done. . . .Filled with Griffin's trademark rich characters and cutting-edge drama, this is an exceptional novel by "a writer of true virtuosity and talent" (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).

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