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Hail Warning by Brett Arquette, Michael Ashcraft
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHaving just stunned those in Washington with Operation Hail Storm, Marshall Hail and his crew move forward with their next mission, using assets from two ships, the Hail Nucleus and the Hail Proton. His team has been provided the latest intelligence for a new operation that seems impossible, but then, Hail has a knack for doing the impossible...Categorized as:
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![Last Target Standing by Jason Kasper]()
Last Target Standing by Jason Kasper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter the largest terrorist attack in US history is narrowly foiled, the sole enemy survivor has only one name to provide his interrogators: Ghulam Samedi, a fugitive hiding in the rugged mountains of China’s Xinjiang Province.As part of the CIA’s newly-minted targeted killing program, David Rivers and his team are tasked with assassinating Samedi...Categorized as:
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![The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr]()
The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s been 20 years since 9/11. Two decades since the United States was attacked on home soil and embarked on 20 years of war. The enemy has been patient, learning, and adapting. And the enemy is ready to strike again.A new president offers hope to a country weary of conflict. He’s a young, popular, self-made visionary…but he’s also a man with a secret...Categorized as:
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The Hawaii Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey targeted his family. And raised the bounty on his head.There’s only one way to end it. He calls on his ex-Delta teammates.They assemble one final time. And head into the abyss.When Case Lee is contracted to investigate a mysterious company and its secretive billionaire CEO in Hawaii, things quickly go sideways...Categorized as:
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![Independence Day by Ben Coes, Peter Hermann]()
Independence Day by Ben Coes, Peter Hermann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDewey Andreas, former Delta and newly recruited intelligence agent, is sidelined after screwing up his last two operations. Still drowning in grief after the tragic murder of his fiancé, Dewey has seemingly lost his focus, his edge, and the confidence of his superiors... -
![Lethal Agent by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn]()
Lethal Agent by Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn unprecedented and terrifying bioterrorism plot threatens to kill millions in the midst of a divisive presidential election in this new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series. A toxic presidential election is underway in an America already badly weakened by internal divisions...Categorized as:
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![Backlash by Brad Thor, Armand Schulz]()
Backlash by Brad Thor, Armand Schulz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsListening length: 11 hoursScot Harvath returns in the newest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor. In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself. These men were considered part angel, part demon. Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings. You crossed these men at your peril...Categorized as:
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![Crusader One by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson]()
Crusader One by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNothing stops former Navy SEAL and Tier One operator John Dempsey from answering the call of duty—including a mission with the highest stakes he’s ever faced. When one of the most brazen and lethal acts of terrorism rocks American and Israeli intelligence forces at the highest levels, Dempsey’s ultracovert antiterror unit, Ember, mobilizes...Categorized as:
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![The Man Who Never Was by Mark Dawson]()
The Man Who Never Was by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan the man who never was catch the criminals who never get caught?John Milton is used to operating in the shadows, weaving his way through dangerous places behind a fake identity. Now, to avenge the death of a close friend, he must wear his mask of deception once more.Beau Baxter was brutally murdered by a drugs cartel but that doesn’t stop Milton from blaming himself for his friend’s death...Categorized as:
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![Twist and Turn by Tim Tigner, Scott Brick]()
Twist and Turn by Tim Tigner, Scott Brick
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTHEIR PLAN WAS BRILLIANT,their tactics cunning,but then came a twist,they never saw coming.Imagine BREAKING BAD meets THE SUM OF ALL FEARS.In TWIST AND TURN, author Tim Tigner once again delivers a fast-paced, unpredictable ride destined to delight his fans...Categorized as:
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Armored by Mark Greaney
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom 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...Categorized as:
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![Hard Hit by J.B. Turner, Jeffrey Kafer]()
Hard Hit by J.B. Turner, Jeffrey Kafer
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsListening Length: 6 hours and 38 minutesHe’s fighting for justice while she fights for her life.With his daughter lying in the hospital, struck down in a reckless hit-and-run, the only thing Jon Reznick can do is wait—and plot his revenge. Not satisfied with the slow-moving police investigation, he starts his own manhunt...Categorized as:
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![Trap the Devil by Ben Coes]()
Trap the Devil by Ben Coes
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA group of some of the most powerful people in the government, the military, and the private sector, has a brutal plan to quietly take over the reins of the U.S. government. They've begun to remove the people who stand in their way -- and replace them with their own sympathizers and puppets...Categorized as:
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![Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva]()
Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art...Categorized as:
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![The Attack by Kurt Schlichter]()
The Attack by Kurt Schlichter
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Could October 7 happen in America? Yes. And much worse. Forewarned is forearmed. Read Colonel K’s latest. Now!” Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Radio Host and National Security Strategist“America is one giant soft target. Kurt’s narrators tell tales of the nightmare scenario open borders can bring...Categorized as:
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![The Avenger by Mark Dawson]()
The Avenger by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabella Rose and Michael Pope return for the next book in the million-selling series.Please note that the book will be released in Spring 2022, and not the date you'll see in the details below... -
![Takedown by L.T. Ryan]()
Takedown by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree CIA operatives missing.Jack Noble is nowhere to be found.And Bear Logan is pulled right back in.When three CIA operatives vanish in London, an acquaintance reaches out to Bear Logan. But as he delves deeper into the disappearance, he quickly finds that the rules don’t apply, and nothing is as it seems. And to solve the mystery, Bear has to trust the one man he thought he’d never face again... -
![Gray Salvation by Alan McDermott]()
Gray Salvation by Alan McDermott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the body of an MI5 operative is found floating in the Thames, police frogmen find a significant clue nearby: Nikolai Sereyev, an MI5 informer and mid-level player in a Russian criminal organisation. Both men have been brutally murdered.Andrew Harvey is tasked with finding his colleague’s killer, and quickly uncovers a plot to assassinate a visiting dignitary on British soil...Categorized as:
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![The Caribbean Job by Vince Milam]()
The Caribbean Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA simple job. Low key. Investigate the mysterious deaths of two rich guys. No worries. Until spies and professional hitters started coming out of the woodwork, pointed my direction. And discovered a man with special skills. Very special skills. Welcome to the world of Case Lee. A retired Delta operator unleashed into a world of deadly espionage and ultimate betrayal...Categorized as:
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![The New Guinea Job by Vince Milam]()
The New Guinea Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a mysterious client asks former Delta Force operator Case Lee to investigate a massive New Guinea gold discovery, the job quickly unravels into an incredible world of spies, terrorists, and tribal headhunters. Case—with a sense he’s being played—walks away from the entire mess. Until life-threatening events pull him back in. This time, he’s not taking any prisoners.A murdered wife...Categorized as:
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![Danger Close by Cameron Curtis]()
Danger Close by Cameron Curtis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey were powerful and ruthless, but they made one mistake. His name is Breed. Ex-Delta Force sniper Breed has spent most of his life at war and now he’s trying to make some time for peace. But when a veteran from his old unit is murdered in El Paso, Breed feels duty-bound to bring the killer to justice. A feeling that only grows stronger when his friend’s widow and son are also murdered...Categorized as:
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![Black Ice by Brad Thor]()
Black Ice by Brad Thor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[A]nother instant classic.” —The Real Book Spy “The undisputed master of blending geopolitics with spycraft…a thriller aficionado’s dream.” —The Providence Journal The new Cold War is about to go hot. #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor is back with his most intense thriller yet...Categorized as:
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![End Game by L.T. Ryan]()
End Game by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsarcus Hamilton Thanos is marked for death. And Jack Noble is the man for the job. But when the high-profile target vanishes the day of the assassination attempt, Jack is forced to team up with a female FBI agent who was poised to learn Thanos's secret that morning...Categorized as:
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Noble Retribution by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is the season compilation of episodes 6-10 of the serial thriller Noble Intentions. The books included are the same as the individual episodes which are available for $2.99 each.Season Two picks up where Season One left off. Jack Noble is dead. That's what the world believes, at least. Truth is, he's been laying low on the Greek island of Crete...Categorized as:
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![Duty of Care by J.C. Ryan]()
Duty of Care by J.C. Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Rome. It's August. It's early morning. It's going to be a perfect day. Rex and Digger, his former military dog and best friend, are in Rome. They are at a trattoria not far from the famous Spanish Steps. Rex is hoping that Catia Romano, the woman he fell in love with four years ago, would make an appearance. It's been two years. Rex's memory stirs...Categorized as:
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![Black Autumn by Jeff Kirkham, Jason Ross]()
Black Autumn by Jeff Kirkham, Jason Ross
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen it finally happened, even elite soldiers could scarcely keep their families alive...An already weakened U.S. economy crumbles after a rogue nation detonates a small nuclear bomb in a Los Angeles port...Categorized as:
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![Hard To Kill by Paul Heatley]()
Hard To Kill by Paul Heatley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne man can’t start a war. But he can end it.Laying low in Mexico, Tom meets Carmen who is searching for her little sister, Rosa, recently abducted and trafficked by a vicious gang. Tom sees that Carmen is likely to get herself killed and decides he is duty bound to help her... -
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The Standoff by Scott Blade
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ultimate loner. Jack Widow comes to a Standoff with true evil. ATF Agent Toni Adonis, sent an agent undercover, posing as a recruit in a mysterious militant-cult, called The Athenians. She watched him go through the front gates into their compound in rural South Carolina. But her agent never came back out... -
![The Holy Grail by Christopher Cartwright]()
The Holy Grail by Christopher Cartwright
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFresh from his success with the search and rescue of the USS Omega Deep, Sam Reilly was looking forward to some much-needed rest. Not everyone had the same idea though. When a panicked man with purple eyes grabs him at gunpoint and takes him hostage, Sam knows that this is more than a mere ransom opportunity; this man is scared of something..Categorized as:
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![Chain of Command by C.G. Cooper]()
Chain of Command by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new Marine Commandant... An insidious threat to his beloved service... Can anything be done to save it... The new Commandant of the Marine Corps is worried. Not only is he dealing with a shrinking service, a tightening budget and a war-weary nation, he's also just found out that there's an even bigger threat, a mounting menace that could tear the mighty Marine Corps apart from all sides...Categorized as:
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![The Elephant Game by Andrew Watts]()
The Elephant Game by Andrew Watts
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a secretive jungle-covered island in the Pacific, to the sands of the Middle East. From the smog-filled alleyways of China, to the passageways of a US Navy destroyer. The War Planners series follows different members of the military and intelligence community as they uncover a Chinese plot to begin the next world war, and attack America...Categorized as:
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![Foreign Agent by Brad Thor]()
Foreign Agent by Brad Thor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe brand new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Code of Conduct and Hidden Order...Categorized as:
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![The Lies of Spies by Tim Tigner]()
The Lies of Spies by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTHE AMERICAN PRESIDENT SENT HIM...The Russian president caught him...The free world is counting on him...But he doesn't remember.Imagine Robert Ludlum’s THE BOURNE IDENTITY meets Lee Child’s PERSONAL...Categorized as:
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![Against All Odds by Richard Bard]()
Against All Odds by Richard Bard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated series finale to the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Publishers Weekly called “a terrifically entertaining thriller!”In this conclusion to Richard Bard’s popular Brainrush series, Jake Bronson’s family and friends face their biggest threat ever...Categorized as:
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![The Sawtooth Job by Vince Milam]()
The Sawtooth Job by Vince Milam
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stakes couldn’t be higher. A mysterious discovery that would change the global balance of power.Two scientists become the world’s hottest commodity. One is captured, the other on the run.Enter Case Lee, with lethal spy organizations in hot pursuit. They quickly discover they’re messing with the wrong guy.It started with mystery and misdirection and shadowland fog... -
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Chris by Mary Kennedy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChris Paul and his team are headed to New Orleans to enjoy a little Mardi Gras with their friends from REAPER, but he never expects to meet the woman who makes his heart stop. Elizabeth Broussard is young, beautiful, intelligent, and completely innocent. When Chris touches her his body ignites in ways he never imagined... -
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Delta Redemption by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJase had his life mapped out in front of him. He was the leader of SEAL Team Phantom and planned to continue moving up in the ranks, until he met his mentor’s daughter. Falling for Brooke Frazee wasn’t on his agenda, but from the moment he saw the Admiral’s daughter, all bets were off. Brooke’s life wasn’t always easy, but she dreamed of someday finding her happily ever after...Categorized as:
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![Bloody Sunday by Ben Coes]()
Bloody Sunday by Ben Coes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNorth Korea, increasingly isolated from most of the rest of the world, is led by an absolute dictator and a madman with a major goal―he's determined to launch a nuclear attack on the United States. While they have built, and continue to successfully test nuclear bombs, North Korea has yet to develop a ballistic missile with the range necessary to attack America...Categorized as:
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![Gray Vengeance by Alan McDermott, James Langton]()
Gray Vengeance by Alan McDermott, James Langton
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn African militia has a new leader—and Tom Gray has a deadly new problem.Da Sunan Annabi has a ruthless new leader whose aim is to train British nationals to bring England to its knees...Categorized as:
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![Dust Storm by Jack Slater]()
Dust Storm by Jack Slater
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore the Agency came Delta.Before Delta was the Army Rangers.That’s where Jason Trapp was made.Iraq, 2007. It’s the height of the insurgency. The roads are almost impassable. IEDs kill American soldiers every single day. Tens of thousands of fresh troops are pouring into the country, and they’re barely holding the line.But after dark, Delta Force, SEALs and Rangers are starting to turn the tide...Categorized as:
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![Fast Track by Stephen Leather]()
Fast Track by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'Stephen Leather writes really exciting action thrillers... -
![Pawns of the Pacific by Andrew Watts]()
Pawns of the Pacific by Andrew Watts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA nation on the brink of war. A conspiracy that threatens the globe. And one military family, caught in the middle, fighting for freedom. Pawns of the Pacific is the electrifying third book in The War Planners espionage thriller series... -
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Matters of State by C.G. Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingstwisted tales aboundsly enemies in powerheroes don't back down...Cal Stokes and his friends have no idea what they're up against. Players from the highest levels of the Russian and American governments have their sites set on the elite crew from The Jefferson Group, but will unlikely allies swoop down in time to help? From Paris to Moscow C. G... -
![The Ironclad Covenant by Christopher Cartwright]()
The Ironclad Covenant by Christopher Cartwright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn May 18th, 1863 – the day the siege of the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg began – a secret war chest was removed by an ironclad and taken away along the Mississippi River. It contained a Covenant capable of altering the entire course of the Civil War. Its destination was Washington, D.C. A place it never reached...Categorized as:
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![Matterhorn by Christopher Reich]()
Matterhorn by Christopher Reich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold in this alpine thriller .Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life. A fixture of his small alpine village, he tends cattle, minds his own business, and doesn’t dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind—back when he was Mac Dekker, CIA...Categorized as:
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Use of Force by Brad Thor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAs a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore.Identified as a high value terrorism suspect (who had disappeared three years prior), his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency...Categorized as:
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![All Necessary Force by Brad Taylor]()
All Necessary Force by Brad Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA terrorist hit is coming. CIA, FBI, and Department of Defense systems have spiked, but traditional intel is going nowhere. It falls to the Taskforce--a top secret team that exists outside the bounds of U.S. law and is charged with finding and destroying asymmetric threats--to stop the unknown conspirators..Categorized as:
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Active Measures by Marc Cameron
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCuba and the United States are in talks to normalize relations, something the old guard on the Communist-controlled island has vowed to stop--by any means necessary. Zayda de la Guardia, a rogue general in the Cuban security services, has gotten his hands on a nuclear weapon left over from the Cold War. He plans to launch it on Miami, an attack that could kill millions...Categorized as:
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![Situation Room by Jack Mars, K.C. Kelly]()
Situation Room by Jack Mars, K.C. Kelly
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSITUATION ROOM is book #3 in the bestselling Luke Stone thriller series, which begins with ANY MEANS NECESSARY (book #1), a free download with over 60 five star reviews! A cyberattack on an obscure U.S. dam leaves thousands dead and the government wondering who attacked it, and why...Categorized as:
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Final Bearing by George Wallace, Don Keith
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJuan de Santiago is not only a billionaire coca grower, he is also a deranged revolutionary; the commander of the most powerful private army in South America. Backed by power-hungry rogue nations who supply him with the latest weaponry, de Santiago devises a plan that will dishearten the American anti-drug effort and make him El Jefe once and for all...Categorized as:
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