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Name: The protector
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: David Morrell

After leaving Delta Force, former operative Cavanaugh becomes a private protector for high‑net‑worth clients. When he is hired by visionary scientist Prescott to guard a groundbreaking drug, he is led to believe a powerful drug lord intends to seize it. Training Prescott in escape and evasion, Cavanaugh’s team is brutally annihilated in an attack that appears to be a plot by the scientist himself. With his co‑workers dead and the truth shattered, Cavanaugh must counter his own defensive tactics, anticipate a cunning foe, and uncover the hidden reality behind Prescott’s invention—a unique weapon that incites fear.

First publish date: 2003

Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense

Authors: David Morrell

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