The Piranha is America’s newest super weapon – a stealth submarine that will give the U.S. total command of the seas. Built in secrecy in Panama, the Piranha is ready for testing, but CIA agent Mark Roberts feels that something is not quite right about the project.
CIA agent, Mark Roberts asks for help from his friend Morgan Stark, an ex-mercenary who runs a personal security agency with retired jewel thief Felicity O'Brien. Their investigation of Francisco Bastidas, the head of the Piranha project reveals that he also runs con games for amusement. When Stark and O'Brien join the Piranha security team to dig deeper into events at the compound they find that both the project and its leader are not what they appear to be. But to avert disaster and reveal the truth they must defeat an army of terrorists and survive a climactic battle with Rodrigo Herrera, a crazed giant of a man who kills jaguars with his bare hands.
Excerpt
As they stepped into the huge underground room, Mark Roberts was about to call out to woman but Morgan shushed him and gripped his biceps to hold him back. Felicity O’Brian glanced at them to acknowledge their presence, but then appeared to tune them out. She chalked her hands, took three quick steps, and leaped to grasp the higher of the uneven parallel bars. Swinging forward, she arched her back over the lower bar, snapped up, and swung to a handstand on the top bar.
Roberts was impressed. This woman was no typical gymnast. First, she was too tall, around five feet ten, with long, shapely legs. Her bright red hair was nearly waist length, held back in a wide green band but still whipping like a cape with her fluid movements from one bar to the other. Then there was her figure. He had never seen a gymnast with a bust line worth mentioning. This one would justify an extensive discussion.
The room’s contents were sufficiently impressive that they drew his attention from her gymnastic routine for a moment. Much of what he saw seemed to belie Morgan’s claims that he was out of the mercenary business. A long pistol range dominated one end of the room. The other end held a mat that had to be about forty feet square, he guessed for floor exercises. Several cases on one wall contained a bewildering variety of pistols, rifles, knives, swords, and some weapons Roberts did not recognize.
“Quite an arsenal,” Roberts said.
“Collection,” Morgan said, correcting him.
“Right,” Roberts said, but he wondered how many collectors fired their guns.
Felicity executed a high flying dismount which involved a back flip with a full twist. Her landing was solid, with both feet planted well and arms outstretched. The men burst into spontaneous applause. Felicity smiled and performed a deep curtsy.
Professional Reviews
Jon Land, bestselling author of Strong Justice
In The Piranha Assignment Austin S. Camacho displays as much command of action as he does of the urban underbelly in his gritty Hannibal Jones mysteries. Camacho sets his sights on Vince Flynn and James Rollins, matching them both with this lightning paced, high stakes thriller that puts America in its cross hairs and scores a bulls-eye. The Piranha Assignment proclaims a shining new voice to be heard above the crowd.
Sharon M. Hopkins, Missouri
Camacho propels the reader at a high rate of action and speed through a well plotted thriller. That his co-protagonists share a psychic bond adds a new layer to this thriller. Camacho doesn't disappoint in providing the reader with a satisfying conclusion.
Denny (Amazon reviewer)
The Piranha Assignment has everything you are looking for in a fast paced thriller - An evil villain, a musclebound giant of a bodyguard who of course wants to kill Morgan, life or death situations, impossible odds, and a very satisfying ending. Actually, I think I would be fascinated reading a chapter or two of Morgan and Felicity doing laundry. But they do not have time to do laundry in The Piranha Assignment. They are too busy fighting for their lives and saving the lives of many other people. You will not be disappointed in this series.
In this whimsical, thought-provoking novel, author Armineh Helen Ohanian presents a fantastic vision of how life might look after death. Martha, after attending her own funeral, travels to Planet Heaven
What if you were named as heir to a Will that you knew nothing about and members of your family were being kidnapped and tortured for information they didn't have? What if you went to the police only to find out the Russian Mafia and your own govern
A touching, loving and spirtual insight of the dying process, filled with peace, smiles and starting on their journey, taking me with them as far as I could go, returning back with something I didn't have before. Will be out early in 2010..on Kindle
