

Books in series

#1
Mission
Third Force
1967
In the late 1960s, the Cold War threatens the survival of mankind. To help keep the uneasy peace, a new group of mercenaries is born: known as Weapons Analysis and Research, Incorporated. Whilst WAR, Inc. does not supply fighting troops, it provides training, equipment, systems, advice and technical expertise... Now former major Peter Carthage leads his men into the hostile jungles of Bonterre to prevent the overthrow of its government by guerrillas - and the mysterious Third Force known only as 'X'...

#3
A Plague of Spies
1969
A brilliant combine of international assassins had gathered on the sunny shores of Alba. Interpol knew that they weren't there for fun and games—but they had no clues to their plans.
Peter Carthage, WAR, INC.'s slickest agent is sent to infiltrate and destroy—and tangles with a strange irreligious order of very violent monks! As Carthage learns the boiling secret of the monastery he finds himself in the middle of the greatest coup in the history of crime!
Author

Michael Kurland
Author · 31 books
aka Jennifer Plum Michael Kurland has written many non-fiction books on a vast array of topics, including How to Solve a Murder, as well as many novels. Twice a finalist for the Edgar Award (once for The Infernal Device) given by the Mystery Writers of America, Kurland is perhaps best known for his novels about Professor Moriarty. He lives in Petaluma, California.