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Nighthawk (Action Thriller, Military Action Thriller, Adventure Action Thriller, Suspense Action Thriller, Conspiracy Action Thriller, Action Thriller) (Lock & Load! Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Steve Ranger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 140 ratings

Book 1 of 1: Lock & Load!

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It was supposed to be a simple mission.

Go in quiet, grab the package, sneak out and get out. Fast, silent and deadly.

If only things turned out that way.

Hell no...

Nighthawk never knew that mission was the beginning of a more sinister plan where the big players of the world manipulate money.

Nighthawk would never comprehend the kind of deceit involved and how deep the mess got.

Hell, Nighthawk never knew that that he was doomed the moment he and his team of SEALs jumped off that plane.

None of these...

All Nighthawk ever knew was to do his job as a soldier - follow orders, take care of your men and get the job done. But as the puzzle unraveled into a plot of treason and betrayal, Nighthawk questioned his own resolve and the oath he swore to protect his country...

And when all hell breaks loose and he's hopelessly outnumbered and out-gunned, all he had left to survive this hellish adventure was his ability to think crystal clear under immense stress, his team of battle-hardened SEALs and his personal motto of Nobody Gets Left Behind.

A fast-paced, gripping military action thriller book from start to end, never a dull moment in the book! - Andrew M.C.

Wave after wave of Adrenaline rush! An action packed military action thriller worthy of Hollywood! - Brandon Y.

Love it for the brotherhood and the caramaderie in the action thriller! - Ivory W.

It’s unpredictable, unthinkable and unbelievable who the author will choose to turn into the next villain in the action thriller, marvellous!. - K. Krenz.

This is like Triple X, James Bond and other Superstar action flicks combined. One thing is for sure – you’ll never know what’s going to happen in the action thriller! - Tamara K.

It’s not every day that you come across an action thriller that perfectly blends romance into an action-packed plot and yet keep it simple and captivatingly beautiful - Ethan.

This action thriller is one hell of a roller coaster ride! Non stop action from start to end - Jimmy F.

An action thriller that raises my heartbeat and keeps the adrenaline rush going - D. West.

This is an impressive action thriller, both intense and exciting, with a level of polish that makes for an effortless read - Margaret D.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DLKCKZW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sim Xiang Yao; 1st edition (June 7, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1664 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 668 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1718007256

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Steve Ranger was born and raised in Singapore. A Professional Engineer by training, he works as a Production Engineer for a Multi-National Corporation in Singapore. Throughout his growing up years, he enjoyed reading action thrillers and was an avid movie-goer. He enjoyed action-packed Hollywood blockbusters immensely with a particular fancy for war flicks. He was a big fan of military technologies and kept himself constantly updated on the new technologies available thorugh Youtube.

Working in an MNC in a manufacturing industry can be laborious, since the primary focus was always safety at work. Working safely simply meant managing risks at work and although the concept was sound and ideal, Steve gradually found himself living a monotonous life. He wanted that kick to make himself fell alive again, and that was when he turned to writing.

"I can be bounded by countless restraints in my normal life, but when I'm in my books, I'm free." - Anonymous.

Indeed, finding something that made him feel alive once again certainly felt good. And for a long time, he felt blood course in his veins again as he was zapped awake by this new defribillator. He went on to write his own unique novel, an action thriller, using his passion and with a little help from Youtube. A good 5 years later, he finally completed his maiden book "Nighthawk, an Action & Adventure Military Thriller." This book is currently available as an ebook and paperback copy on Amazon Kindle.

Today, Nighthawk lives with his lovely wife and two children in the megalopolis of Singapore and continues to do the work he loves while concurently pursuing the newfound passion of his life.

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Demianch

A lot of action....

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2020

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It is the first book of such genre that I’m reading but it will not be the last. Packed with action, shots and well-described fights, it felt like I was watching a new action movie that was mixed between Rambo, Bourne Identity and a bit of Agent Jack Ryan. In each chapter, there would always be a good fight between the protagonists and the bad guys be it in the air, jungle or at sea. Basically, the book is about how the good guys beat the bad guys and, in most cases, they did it in a very graphic way. The descriptions in the book left nothing to the imagination. Despite always being disadvantaged, the SEALs emerged victorious and one could feel the agony of the protagonist on many occasions. I really recommend this book as it is very entertaining and it is not difficult to read. This book is well stocked with action, fight scenes of all kinds. I will pick up another book by this author if available to see if they are all the same style or I was just lucky to buy this book. I did find that the book contained a lot of adult language and some really graphic scenes which can be a little difficult to swallow. This would be something to take into account when thinking of whether to buy the book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019

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Put reality aside, and sit back for a fun, unapologetic roller coaster of a novel. The action is non-stop, the stakes are always high, and time and time again, Nighthawk and his team are called to put it all on the line. More than one of them will pay the ultimate price for their service.

The pros: Nighthawk was a wild adventure that kept me reading long past my bed time, just because I had to find out what Steve Ranger would throw out next. The author is merciless. He hurls his characters into the deep and makes them swim or die trying. More than once, I was stunned that he dared to write what he had. At one point, he even had me wondering if he’d actually killed off his main character, an amazing feat considering that we all know that the hero (almost) always lives to the end of the book.

Every character is given a backstory, and he tried to avoid the Strong Man, No Emotion cliche. The SEAL team is allowed to cry, and grieve, and laugh, and play, and love, and I appreciate that a lot.

The betrayals are unpredictable, you never know who is on which side, or which side they’ll end up on in the end. Bad people do bad things, good people do bad things, bad people do good things, and some bad people aren’t that bad at all.

The cons: This book is completely, utterly unrealistic, from the emotions of the characters to their ability to shrug off bullet wounds, torture, and trauma in order to race to the next plot point.

There’s a lot of telling, not so much showing, and that does make some of the twists hard to believe. I really wish he’d spent more time exploring the thoughts and feelings of the characters and building their sudden revelations of emotion a little more subtly, instead of dropping them on us without any build up. The romances especially seemed to come out of the blue, with no hints to warm you up to the idea that they were coming.

I also wish he’d spent some more time working with his prose. He uses passive language almost exclusively, and a huge emotional punch could be levied just by an editing pass focusing on replacing passive language with active language. Right now, you’ll be on the edge of your seat because things are blowing up, not because you’re wound up waiting for the metaphorical bomb to drop. Which, for some people, is the most fun part.

Final thoughts: If you love Rambo, you might like Nighthawk. If you’re able to turn your brain off and just enjoy something for what it is and not demand it to be something else, then pull up this book and you’ll enjoy some absurd action that will have your heart pounding and your mind going ‘no way!’ before you know it. I laughed more than I should have, but I can’t deny those late nights glued to my Kindle because I just had to know what happened next.

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Judith E Landin

A change in perspectives is key in turning tides of battle.

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2019

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In this book you'll learn many intriguing ideas of new-age weapons of the following century and you'll additionally run over some fascinating thoughts of how weapons of mass annihilation can be innovatively created utilizing basic things that we have today into something that is totally startling.Well, it doesn’t matter if you’re just alone or outnumbered. In this book, I learnt that there’s always an advantage regardless of whatever situation you’re in. When you’re outnumbered, your advantage is you’re highly mobile while the enemy is cumbersome. When you’re only a small team strong while the enemy is a freaking battalion, then you’re able to hide in the shades while they’re always in the open. So this book actually opened my mind to a lot more possibilities in life, that there would always be a bright side no matter how tough the situation is

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Kip Krenz

This is not your classic cliche action thriller.

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018

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One thing is sure about this book – you’ll never know who’re the bad guys or who’s about to turn into one of the bad guys, but yet the plot twists are reasonably conjured and to some extent, I really feel for those characters that ventured into the dark side. It’s unpredictable, unthinkable and unbelievable who the author will choose to turn him into the next villain in the story. On the whole, I feel that the authors have done an incredibly good effort at putting the story-line together and I look forward to reading the next series of books on Nighthawk as well.

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Ron Robson

A good read with plenty of action and intrigue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2019

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I enjoyed reading this book although so many of the actions carried out by the SEALS were completely implausible. The storyline was developing all the time and whilst the basic plot was good it morphed into somrthing that resembled a Superman movie. Having read this book I will not bother with the rest in the series.

Lee Roy

Very good written!

Reviewed in Germany on September 23, 2018

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I love reading Action and Adventure Thrillers on Special Ops missions. The lead characters has a human touch and this made the general storyline incredibly wonderful and sentimental to unequivocal degree. This thriller is a fast paced, non-stop action from start to end and it kept my interest up till the very last page. If you’re a big fan of action and adventure, this is definitely a book you won’t want to miss.

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