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PRAISE FOR GHOSTS IN THE FOG

Gripping and intense follow-up to Battle Born. Former Australian Air Force special operator and former mercenary Damien Hunter, struggling with drug abuse and PTSD, has exiled himself to working on an offshore rig in the brutal Russian arctic. Chechen terrorists are staging in nearby Murmansk to target Russia's natural gas infrastructure in the Shtokman Field. The Russians launch a special forces team to intercept the terrorists. The gas company contracts Damien's old employer, the shadowy Taipan Organization, to defend their assets. Hunter is an original and strong series protagonist, and his Australian nationality provides a refreshingly unique perspective to a genre that tends to focus on the US/UK. A must-read for fans of gritty, violent military action thrillers.

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“Ghosts in the Fog is the first gripping sequel in the Damien Hunter series and is sure to have you glued from the first chapter. Recommended for anyone in the services and is reminiscent of a Forsyth novel but very genuinely Australian.” 

 

      – Dylan Conway, Brothers and Books

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"Another compelling novel by Nathan Best that sees ex-special forces combat controller Damien Hunter seeking purpose and reprieve in the frigid waters of Russia. Viscerally descriptive, with an authenticity that places the reader at the scene, Ghosts in the Fog is a raw encounter with one man’s torment of a past that won’t let go of the future. Fast-paced, gritty, and highly readable."

 

      - Adam Smith

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PRAISE FOR BATTLE BORN

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A powerful, gut-wrenching story that highlights the comradeship and brutality of combat ag

One of my top thrillers of 2023 already, “Battle Born” by author Nathan Best was an action packed, brutal military thriller that ended too quickly and not quickly enough. I’ll explain. Taipan One Six, a small group of military contractors from the secretive Taipan Organisation, are tasked with being the overwatch for a Dutch military mission against an Afghan warlord. The warlord has a personal hatred for the Dutch and has planned an ambush, with help from an informant, for the Dutch forces. Taipan One Six, lead by Damien with his colleagues Stayer and Wuz, are drawn into the ambush and must fight, alongside the Dutch, to escape. Damien is severely burned-out, to the point where it is affecting his leadership. Throw a former the French Foreign Legionnaire ‘Rainer’ into the mix as a mercenary hired by the warlord and once the action/ambush kicks off it doesn’t stop. As the death toll mounts so does the pressure on Damien. No spoiler alerts here but I couldn’t wait to get to the finish to see how Best wraps this thriller up, but it was so good I wasn’t in a hurry to see the novel end. Best’s military experience is displayed as he expertly describes the battle scenes, but the characters move the story along. Don’t let the $11.99 Amazon price scare you off (I didn’t), “Battle Born” was well worth the price of admission. Well done.

Steve Leper. Military Thriller Book Group, Facebook.

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