MIKE KUPARI Books

"IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE INVASION Decades ago, the Visitors descended on Earth. They claimed to bring peace and prosperity. Their real goal was the total subjugation of humankind. But humanity did not give up its only home without a fight. After a devastating war, the Visitors were driven back to Mars. Their willing human collaborators were left behind. The task of hunting down these former alien collaborators and bringing them to justice falls to Federal Recovery Agents like Nathan Foster. Emmogene Anderson was taken to the Visitors as a teenager and was experimented upon by the alien invaders. She carries within her body a semi-functional alien device that allows her to control other people. Until recently, she was serving a prison sentence for aiding and abetting the enemy. That is, until she was broken out by her obsessive ex-lover, Anthony Krieg, a former commando for the Visitors' forces, physically enhanced but mentally unstable. Now, Nathan Foster and his 14-year-old nephew, Ben, are tasked with bringing the pair to justice. Krieg must be killed, Emmogene captured and returned to the proper authorities. An easy enough job-but Emmogene has been implanted with something else, something much more important ... Nathan and Ben must decide what is right in a largely lawless world-and the fate of the planet hangs in the balance"-- Provided by publisher

Michael Valentine, veteran and former member of an elite private military company, has been recruited by the government to conduct a secret counter-terror operation in the Persian Gulf nation of Zubara. The unit is called Dead Six. Their mission is to take the fight to the enemy and not get caught. Lorenzo, assassin and thief extraordinaire, is being blackmailed by the world's most vicious crime lord. His team has to infiltrate the Zubaran terrorist network and pull off an impossible heist or his family will die. When Dead Six compromises his objective, Lorenzo has a new job: Find and kill Valentine. As allegiances are betrayed and the nation descends into a bloody civil war, Lorenzo and Valentine must face off. Two men. Two missions. Only one will win.

Europe has spiraled into chaos. A conspiracy years in the making combined with general unrest lead to upheaval and revolution. In the midst of the murderous disorder, mercenary Michael Valentine is in Europe with a small team of his Exodus personnel trying to track down the evil and highly dangerous Katarina Montalban. She has initiated a mysterious plot to do away with those who stand between her and ultimate power. The team is on their own, with few friends, few resources--and racing against the clock. Both Valentine and Lorenzo will have to risk some dangerous alliances if they're to succeed. Meanwhile, Valentine's friend, one-time enemy, and sometime partner Hector Lorenzo finds himself in a dungeon owned by Asian drug lord Sala Jihan. He must make a deal that may lead him to cross paths with Valentine again. If two of the most effective killers in existence hunt, even the pandemonium in Europe may be just the first act in an orgy of destruction. --Provided by publisher

In this gripping sequel to the thriller Dead Six, a master thief and a mercenary join forces to confront a Central Asian warlord with catastrophic ambitions. Deep in the heart of former Soviet Central Asia lies the Crossroads, ruled by the ruthless Sala Jihan, whose grip on power threatens global stability. To avert chaos, Jihan must either be defeated or brought under control. A covert military organization, Exodus, aims to achieve this, but they require the best operatives for the task. Their target, however, is imprisoned in a nearly impenetrable foreign jail. Enter Lorenzo, a retired thief enjoying a peaceful life, whose world is upended when his FBI-agent brother goes missing within Jihan's stronghold. Exodus offers Lorenzo a deal: if he can break Michael Valentine out of captivity, they will help him rescue his brother. This high-stakes mission could change everything, but success hinges on Lorenzo's ability to navigate treacherous waters. If he can pull off the impossible, the Crossroads will face the might of Exodus.