Deadly Savage

by Dave Edlund

Overview

From the award-winning Peter Savage series comes a tale of political intrigue, biological warfare, and the fragile balance of world power.

When militants invade the Belarusian State University in Minsk, Peter and his father are caught in the crossfire. Held hostage by gunmen who look suspiciously like Russian soldiers, Peter Savage uncovers a deadly plot to kill thousands of innocent civilians-and lay the blame at the feet of the United States government. In a desperate attempt to avoid a global war, Commander James Nicolaou and Peter are called to the front lines of the sinister campaign, and the stakes have never been higher.

"Crackling action, brisk pace, timely topic; Edlund's third Savage thriller... has all the elements..." -Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611531619
Publisher:	Torchflame Books
Publication date:	04/28/2016
Series:	Peter Savage Series , #3
Edition description:	None
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Dave Edlund is the USA Today bestselling author of the award-winning Peter Savage series and a graduate of the University of Oregon with a doctoral degree in chemistry. He resides in Bend, Oregon, with his wife, son, and four dogs (Lucy Liu, Murphy, Tenshi, and Diesel). Raised in the California Central Valley, he completed his undergraduate studies at California State University Sacramento. In addition to authoring several technical articles and books on alternative energy, he is an inventor on 97 U.S. patents. An avid outdoorsman and shooter, Edlund has hunted North America for big game ranging from wild boar to moose to bear. He has traveled extensively throughout China, Japan, Europe, and North America.

Editorial Reviews

"Author, Dave Edlund, has created a compelling, five-star novel filled with intrigue and mystery. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat anticipating the laws of 'unintended consequences'." --Pacific Book Review

"Crackling action, brisk pace, timely topic; Edlund's third Savage thriller . . . has all the elements, if little subtlety." --Kirkus Reviews

"The book is fast-paced and lively, reminiscent of a Tom Clancy thriller, with locations and action taking place all over the globe." --The US Review of Books

From the Publisher

2016-02-04
While visiting his scientist father in Belarus, a military gun designer stumbles into a deadly international plot. Oregon-based Peter Savage, head of EJ Enterprises, which designs and manufactures magnetic-impulse pistols, reads with interest reports of Russian militia activity in Latvia. Nearby in Sacramento, his close friend Jim Nicolaou, a former Navy SEAL, learns of a suspicious rash of childhood deaths in the same region. Savage visits his father, Ian, a chemistry professor spending a sabbatical year at Belarussian State University in Minsk doing research. Savage is welcomed by expansive local professor Dmitri Kaspar. The reunion is spoiled, however, by the arrival Russian soldiers armed with AK-74s who take the group prisoner. While Savage tries to put together a MacGyver-like escape, Nicolaou is monitoring the unrest in the region from his California vantage. Secret intelligence indicates that the Russians are amassing missiles, and that can't be good. Savage and company successfully escape only to hear a series of explosions nearby. It's a rescue team, sent by Nicoloau. Civilian hostages remain; Savage takes a key role in the rescue. Meanwhile, in Washington, the president is being briefed on another threat, of chemical warfare in Europe via an insidious virus. And the virus, it seems, is set to be released by a machine right there in Belarus. Peter, with his colleagues, sets out to implement a plan to disable it. Crackling action, brisk pace, timely topic; Edlund's third Savage thriller (Relentless Savage, 2015, etc.) has all the elements, if little subtlety.

Kirkus Reviews