OUTCAST Ops

Series · 3 books · 2014-2015

By Rick Jones, Rick Chesler, Craig Reed Jr

Books in series

Game of Drones

2014

When a highly sophisticated terror cell steals a contingent of deadly Reaper drones from a U.S. military base, no one has to wonder for long what they'll be used for. As America's own top military technology is turned against its homeland, it looks as though, for the first time in history, the president will have no choice but to give in to terrorist demands. Enter O.U.T.C.A.S.T. (Operational Undertaking To Counteract Active Stateside Threats)—six ex-operatives from six of America’s most powerful organizations. Each has been unceremoniously released by their respective former employer for alleged misdoings that leave their pride wounded but their essential skill-sets untouched. After uniting over their shared bond of dismissal from the nation’s most elite outfits, the disgruntled spooks realize that they can work together like never before to take down threats to their beloved country, a country that branded them as outcasts but needs them now more than ever. As a nauseating wave of drone strikes brings the eastern seaboard to its knees, O.U.T.C.A.S.T. is hell-bent on showing America that their way isn't the best way—it's the only way.

The Poseidon Initiative

2014

During a terrifying break-in at a marine laboratory, a European-North African terror group makes off with a large quantity of deadly nerve agent. Demands are made and large-scale attacks are launched in the United States from coast to coast. Enter OUTCAST (Operational Undertaking To Counteract Active Stateside Threats)—six ex-operatives from six of America’s most powerful organizations. Each has been unceremoniously released by their respective former employer for alleged misdoings that leave their pride wounded but their essential skill-sets untouched. After uniting over their shared bond of dismissal from the nation’s most elite outfits, the disgruntled spooks can now work together like never before to take down threats to their beloved country, a country that branded them as outcasts but needs them now more than ever. When the President of the United States becomes a target of the terror group while hosting a party on his yacht, OUTCAST is hell-bent on showing America that their way isn't the best way—it's the only way. The Poseidon Initiative is Book 2 of the OUTCAST Ops series. Game of Drones is Book 1. Book 3 is African Firestorm. They can be read in any order.

African Firestorm

2015

When pirates hijack a container ship off the coast of Somalia, a sinister plan to cripple the U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf and precipitate a war is unleashed. Two North Korean nuclear warheads being smuggled to Iran are the centerpiece of an ISIS plot to distract the world's attention. If they succeed, thousands of people will die in nuclear fire and the world will be at war. Enter OUTCAST (Operational Undertaking To Counteract Active Stateside Threats)—six ex-operatives from six of America’s most powerful organizations. Each has been unceremoniously released by their respective former employer for alleged misdoings that leave their pride wounded but their essential skill-sets untouched. After uniting over their shared bond of dismissal from the nation’s most elite outfits, the disgruntled spooks realize that they can work together like never before to take down threats to their beloved country, a country that branded them as outcasts but needs them now more than ever. As a quiet investigation in South Africa suddenly goes hot, leading to a Somalian pirate base and a night-time assault on the high seas, OUTCAST is hell-bent on showing America that their way isn't the best way—it's the only way.

Authors

Rick Jones

Author · 44 books

Rick Jones was born and raised in the Boston area and moved to Las Vegas in the early eighties where he graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in English. Currently, he is employed with the state of Nevada in law enforcement, and enjoys traveling, especially to Rome and Vatican City where many of the settings for his novels take place. Rick Jones is also an avid writer and the creator of the Vatican Knight series (VATICAN KNIGHTS, SHEPHERD ONE and The ISCARIOT AGENDA), and the psychological thriller, THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS. He lives in Las Vegas with his two mini schnauzers, Wrangler and Hobo.

Rick Chesler

Author · 19 books

Author of over 30 novels, Rick Chesler holds a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and can often be found diving, boating or traveling to research his next thriller idea. A former contractor for the U.S. Deptartment of Commerce and the State of Hawaii, he now lives in South Florida with his family, at the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. Visit him online at twitter.com/rickchesler, facebook.com/rickchesler, or rickchesler.com. SERIES: ATLANTIS GOLD: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 1) ARK FOUND: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 2) GOLDEN ONE An Omega Files Adventue (Book 3) JURASSIC DEAD (co-authored): Jurassic Dead Jurassic Dead 2: Z-Volution Jurassic Dead 3: Ctrl-Z OUTCAST Ops: Game of Drones (co-authored) The Poseidon Initiative African Firestorm (co-authored) Red Ice (co-authored) Watchlist (co-authored) Shadow Gov (co-authored) TARA SHORES THRILLERS Wired Kingdom kiDNApped Solar Island DANE MADDOCK ORIGINS (co-authored) Splashdown Electra Amber Treasure of the Dead Dane Maddock: The Tomb OGMIOS TEAM ORIGINS (co-authored) Lucifer's Machine STANDALONE NOVELS: Edit: A Prehistoric Thriller Manuscript 512 (releasing Fall 2018) Hawaiian Punch (co-authored) Uncontacted DMZ: A Dinosaur Thriller The Tank The Flat: A Novel of Supernatural Horror (co-authored) The Yeti (co-authored) Landing Party Sawfish Luna Hotel Megalodon Blood Harbor: A Novel of Suspense

Craig Reed Jr

Author · 1 books