From the author of the NYT Bestseller - KILL BIN LADEN - comes BLACK SITE - the first in a series of Delta Force thrillers.
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Memo for: SECDEF
Subject: Prairie Tin
-Kolt Raynor
Former Delta Force operator
Codename: Racer
Used to be the man.
Liked to operate on the edges.
Had trouble masking his natural disdain for authority.
Impetuous.
Off the net, he turned to the sauce.
. . . a lot of strings attached.
Jeremy -
We are out of options...
GREEN LIGHT!
RKF
Mr. Secretary,
Kolt Raynor was a free-spirited Delta Force operator -– not Superman. The guy is average height, weight, and build. He is also a mix of the unique talents, idiosyncrasies, motivations, and personalities of our best Delta operators.
He is more comfortable when operating with teammates than operating alone, just like most Delta operators are. He has vision. He also has a passion for the profession, the mental stamina of a chess champion, but he does his best to ignore the red tape.
The knock on Raynor is that at times he was borderline insubordinate, and he operated largely off of gut instincts. It was a modus operandi that garnered him widespread support within our ranks, solidified his pad speed, and gave him enormous operational clout. And even though the Generals didn'’t care much for his antics, they were smart enough to let it play out.
Bottom line - for many years Raynor got things done. Until one night he pushed it too far. You may recall the high-risk mission in the badlands of Pakistan. Raynor was the officer that allowed his enthusiasm to cloud his judgment. It was a deadly mistake. And as things go in Delta Force, the fall from hero to zero is rapid, even for an operator of Kolt Raynor’'s stature.
However, misgivings or not, it seems now that the Unit needs Kolt Raynor more than he ever needed us.
Webber sends
In 2001, I was the Delta Force troop commander given the secret mission to hunt down and kill the most wanted man in the world - Usama Bin Laden. In 2008, I shared the untold story of that fateful mission in the book KILL BIN LADEN, and recounted the twists and turns of the Battle of Tora Bora fought high in the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan. Soon after KILL BIN LADEN became a bestseller, I started a new mission - a mission to craft a thriller series about classified “black” ops and operators, “"real"” fiction about real warriors.
But before I took pen to paper and rushed something out into the already overcrowded action-fiction shelves, I realized that I needed to first do some deep soul searching. Specifically, I needed to analyze and isolate the unique mental aspects of the Delta Force operator - all because of one simple but powerful word.
The year was 2004 and we were laser-focused on anything and everything Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The elusive Jordanian terrorist and leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq had just shot to the top spot of our High Value Target list after Saddam Hussein was ferreted out of a smelly rat hole.
One night, we were moments from launching into the heart of Fallujah to service a time-sensitive Zarqawi –related target. We didn’'t have a lot of time to discuss it. Everyone knew what needed to be done. America expected us to launch even if the intelligence was a little shaky. After all, we were Delta Force. Moments before heading for the vehicles and helicopters a fellow officer looked me in the eyes and said, “"Dalton, you are impetuous!”"
I thought to myself at the time, "“You are damn right I am!"”
Hunting terrorists sometimes requires operating within a unique psychological spectrum that often rewards impulsive behavior, haste, or acting without consideration. A mindset that places enormous value on intangibles like instinct, intuition, or a hunch, often raises eyebrows in a risk averse culture. For my novel BLACK SITE to be plausible, Kolt Raynor needed to possess all these qualities and more.
Just as important as Raynor’'s makeup, the story line itself had to be plausible. High risk, certainly, but a clear sense of non-fiction possibilities had to be captured inside a fictional structure. Moreover, the reality of the times had to be delicately woven in - real world issues like operating over ambiguous borders, obtaining execute authority for high-risk missions from a wobbly administration, and the indescribable love of teammate that kindles a bizarre willingness to sacrifice it all to save a buddy or do the right thing. So, strap hang with Kolt Raynor and enjoy the ride through BLACK SITE.
"Black Site is an amazing thriller from a new all-star in the genre. Want to know what Spec Ops really look like? Read Dalton Fury. Simply put nobody does it better.
BRAD THOR, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FULL BLACK
“Step aside, Jack Ryan—Kolt Raynor is the true hero of the new millennium. Black Site left me breathless and awed by its battlefield-hardened reality. I kept having to remind myself this was fiction. If you want to know what it’s truly like to be a Delta Force operator, pick up this book today.” —
JAMES ROLLINS, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DEVIL COLONY
“Dalton Fury and I came up in the Unit together, flipflopping troops and missions from Afghanistan to Iraq. He is the real deal. If you want to know what it’s like on the front lines of the shadow war, pick up this book.”
—BRAD TAYLOR, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE ROUGH MAN
"“At last a true warrior has returned from the murky world of secret operations to give us a book we can’'t put down. There are many great writers out there today, but only Dalton Fury - after years of running secret operations with the Delta Force - can deliver a book of fiction that is dripping with reality. Impossible to put down and gritty - this is James Bond in camouflage!”"
JOHN GIDUCK, JD, Ph.D., author of Terror at Beslan, The Green Beret In You, and Shooter Down!: The Dramatic, Untold Story of the Police Response to the Virginia Tech Massacre
“"Commanders are hesitant to consider him sane, given a chance to redeem himself from military disgrace, Kolt Raynor proves to be a battlefield cyclone - as his 'on-the-ground decisions' prove to be just what is needed to win in individual combat against the present-day enemies of the USA. Readers will, on completing this reading, demand that Dalton Fury have the sequel available now, to keep up with this walking combat tornado."
BILLY WAUGH, Special Forces Sergeant Major (R) and former CIA Contractor - author of Hunting The Jackal, and Isaac Camacho, an American Hero
In late November of 2001 forty members of the US Army's super secret counterterrorist unit, known as Delta Force, were sent to the Tora Bora Mountains in eastern Afghanistan to kill terrorist mastermind Usama Bin Laden.
KILL BIN LADEN sets the record straight about what happened in battle, and what didn't happen, at a time when our nation was still in deep mourning over the horrific attack on September 11th, 2001.
An eyewitness account of a never before told true story.
We are very proud to support the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
Every purchase of KILL BIN LADEN helps ensure surviving family members of our nation's dedicated special operators can pursue their dreams through higher education.
"KBL is really a special book. It captures so well what the place is about, specifically the operator experience, and does the unit and the nation a service. It's about time that America knows what the unit can do, what operators are capable of (all the hyperbole, rumor, fantasy, speculation and exaggeration aside, the reality is just as good and, well, it's reality). Captured in a completely self-effacing manner, very humble, which people will find appealing."
-Former member of Delta Force
“"An important, must-read book about real warriors. A story that so positively reflects what on the ground decision making, professional acceptance of risk and maximizing interagency cooperation can do. Dalton Fury shows us with amazing detail and insight what highly trained and motivated special operators can accomplish successfully in combat out of all proportion to their numbers.”"
-Cofer Black - former chief of the Central Intelligence Agency's Counter Terrorist Center
"Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta is without doubt one of the most fearsome military units ever assembled, with many camp followers seeking with only limited success to record its deeds. There is only one way to know what really happened in any Delta mission, and that is to be there. Delta officer Dalton Fury didn't just take part in the battle of Tora Bora, he commanded all the special operations troops, both US and British, who were there. Kill Bin Laden is a proud, riveting, warts-and-all account of that battle, one of the most important special operations missions of all time."
-Michael Smith, author of KILLER ELITE: The Inside Story of America’s Most Secret Special Operations Team
Random shots from KBL
The most humbling thing about being a NYT bestselling author?
- the opportunity to read some great work by terrific authors.
- Fury reviewed and recommended
Some of the best shooters Delta Force ever produced - former assaulters like Larry Vickers, Paul Howe, Brian Searcy, and Kyle Lamb - all deal in lead and dabble in Tee's.
Even though Kolt Raynor can't carry a candle to those guys on the range, he could smoke those hollywooders Bourne and Bauer. Plus, his Tee and Tank are pretty bad ass.
CHECKOUT
Kolt Poly Tee "Bourne Model" (back)
Poly Tee dry fit moisture-wicking loose fitting
$25
Kolt Poly Tee "Bauer Model" (back)
Kolt Tank (back)
Hanes Quality Ribbed Tank
$24
Kolt Coffee Mug
Official Black Site Camper's Coffee mug
