Product Description

In 2007, soon after the sixth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America, Jihadists attack multiple targets in Saudi Arabia, destroying oil pumping equipment, crippling pipelines, and assassinating most of the royal family. In the U.S., gas prices soar to over $6 a gallon along with hyper–inflation across the world financial markets. "Non–business travel" in the U.S. is limited to no more than 500 miles per week.

The men responsible for this outrage cannot be allowed to go unpunished. The UN Security Council authorizes an international intervention force, and in a closed session of Congress the "Assassination Bill" is introduced. General Peter Newman is assigned to head a new "Threat Mitigation Unit," and is given authority to recruit and train up to 100 specialists for the ominous task at hand––to assassinate terrorists.

When it's discovered that the terrorists are threatening attacks on major US cities, Newman and his team are dispatched and begin a mad chase across Europe and international waters to stop the threat before violent tragedy strikes again. But the terrorists are determined to strike on US soil, and their target is Washington, D.C.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99783 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-01
• Released on: 2006-09-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 560 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780061137648
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author

Oliver North is a New York Times bestselling author, the host of "War Stories" on the FOX News Channel, and a war correspondent for the FOX News Network. His novels are stories of international intrigue, political espionage, and military adventure drawn from his own experiences as a combat-decorated Marine and the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator for the United States from 1983-1986.

Customer Reviews

Entirely Too Real
I have read all of these novels in the Peter Newman series and this is definately the best of the three. All have had a prophetic edge to them, but The Assassins seems more reality than fiction. North spins a nail-biting plot that appeals to those of us outside-the-beltway and inexperienced into military life ... it's just believable!

A Chilling Tale
I have read all three of the books involving former Captain, now Brigadier General Peter Newman and I would rank this as the best of the lot.

Much of the allure of this book is that the scenario which it sets out is so plausable. Saudi Arabia has long been thought of as a weak link in the oil cartel that controls the price of oil from the Middle East and the royal family is a tempting target for those who would change the politics of the area and bring enormous pressure to bear on the United States which is so oil dependant and which is held hostage to the dependancy by those in the US who have the political muscle to keep us from tapping into our oil reserves in order to become more independant.

Iran is recognized as the force in the Middle East which not only sponsors terrorisim, but is also developing a nuclear capability.

With this factual background, the authors create our worst nightmare as the forces of evil in the Muslim world put together a plan to take over the Middle East and to wreak havoc on the Great Satan, the United States.

How this plan is countered, the problems and the dangers involved makes for lively reading and makes us all aware of the fragile thread by which we hang in this moment in history.

A Realistic Story!
This is my first Oliver North book and I was well pleased.In
this new book Saudi Arabia is attacked and invaded by Jihadists
and terrorists.The fanatical invaders have destroyed major oil
pipelines,production facilities, and oil wells in the Kingdom.
These same Jihadists have nearly assassinated the entire Royal family.Family members worldwide are hunted down and killed by these people on a worldwide basis.This whole plot turns out to be a plan by Iran to establish a Caliphate in the Middle East.
The Iranians are helped in their cause by KBG general Dimitri
Komulakov.He is directing the action from a listening post at Lourdes in Cuba.
General Peter Newman is once again involved in an attempt to
save the day.Senator Waggoner has created an Assassination Commission He has underhanded motives for creating this body.General Newman is picked to head it up.General Newman
discovers that jets and yahcts belonging to the Royal family have been stolen by the Iranians.They plan to use these vessels
to deliver nuclead payloads to the homeland of the United States.The jets and yahcts are arriving in Venezuala to pick up
their nuclear packages. It is now up to General Newman to stop
this plot.This leads to an exciting story'
Read this book.It is great.