Armored
The thrilling new action series from the author of The Gray Man
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4.3 • 132 Ratings
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- £5.49
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
One last job, out of the fire, and into hell...
'Armored's gritty military authenticity truly grips' --- THE TIMES
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man series comes a very different kind of hero.
Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent - a professional bodyguard, and he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is he was until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high. Josh lost his lower left leg.
There's not much call for an elite bodyguard with such an injury. So, Josh has to support his family working as a mall cop in Jersey. For a man like Josh this is purgatory on earth, but even in Paramus miracles occur.
A lucky run in with an old comrade promises to get Josh back in the field for one last job. The UN is sending a peace mission into the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico, an area so dangerous it's known as Espinazo del Diablo (The Devil's Spine). Only a fool would think they could broker peace between the homicidal drug cartels in the region and only a madman would sign on to keep those fools alive.
Soon to be a major film by Michael Bay, Armored is a gasp-a-minute rollercoaster of a thriller.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ex-military contractor Josh Duffy, the hero of this enjoyable thriller from bestseller Greaney (the Gray Man series), lost a leg in his last mission and now works as a mall cop in Virginia. Low on self-esteem and struggling to provide for his family, Duffy leaps at the chance to join a private protection squad hired to guard a team of UN representatives venturing deep into Mexico in hopes of bringing peace to warring drug cartels and negotiating the return of 60 shoulder-launched missiles one cartel stole from the Mexican military. Fully aware that his new employer has a checkered reputation, Duffy ignores some early red flags and embarks with 21 other mercenaries into the Sierra Madre, all the while trying to conceal his prosthetic left leg. As the protection unit reaches a treacherous ridge known as the Devil's Spine, the cartels close in and Duffy discovers that he and his fellow mercs have been deceived from the start about the mission's true intent. Explosive action sequences follow as Duffy and company seek to retreat to flat land and safety, and Duffy proves to be more than just a hardened military tactician. Readers will hope he'll be back for an encore.
Customer Reviews
Not quite a 5..But ..
Simply a great read and I would even say a “Feel Good Book” which is a surprise considering the storyline - but it was. I t had a hero, with a lions heart, it had loads of character who all had the issues and flaws. It had bad guys and then really bad guys and then the good guys win…plus a love story as well.
What’s not to like and enjoy.now moving on the episode 2.
Great!
I have to admit I was missing The Gray Man when I started to read this, but soon got into Josh Duffy as the hero (and I loved how Nikki was brought in)
Entertaining