Donovan Nash knows that when he gets an unannounced visit from his wife's boss, it is never good news. Calvin tells Donovan that the plane Dr. Lauren McKenna was in over Slovakia has disappeared from radar, and they fear it has crashed. Lauren was on an unofficial mission for the CIA to bring back kidnapped scientist, Daniel Pope. Daniel would only trust Lauren to come get him.
Donovan goes into action, making several phone calls and arrangements to fly to Eastern Europe to find Lauren. Donovan and Lauren have been through some tough times and have just gotten back to a good place in their relationship. Can he pull together the people and resources he needs in time? Is there any hope of finding anyone alive from the plane crash? Something larger invades the picture as Donovan arrives in Europe. Other entities are also trying to find the missing plane and persons aboard.
Donovan's trip to Europe and the resulting search is a nonstop, adrenaline pumping adventure across land, water and air in Philip Donlay's PEGASUS DOWN. This is my sixth clandestine mission with Donovan Nash, and I think it is the most spine-tingling one yet. Mr. Donlay has developed some amazing characters in this Donovan Nash Thriller series. In PEGASUS DOWN he adds some new characters from Donovan's past, develops them very well and delivers a real punch with this latest installment. However, Mr. Donlay masterfully weaves in enough background so you are not lost if you haven't read the preceding five books. For all you aviation buffs out there, there is an assortment of aircraft whizzing through the skies, as well as a major collection of weapons with plenty of firepower. The action is nonstop, with daredevil flying and lots of fire fights. PEGASUS DOWN packs plenty of thrilling adventure, black ops and espionage to keep you turning pages to the end and leave you wanting more. Do not miss it!
A CIA-operated jet on a clandestine mission disappears in Eastern Europe. No mayday, no wreckage, and no known survivors. No way to know if the top-secret extraction of a key American scientist from Slovakia, or his liberator, Dr. Lauren McKenna, code name Pegasus, are dead or alive.
Donovan Nashβs precarious world is rocked when word reaches him that his wife, Lauren, is missing in Eastern Europe. Using his millions, and fueled by the fear of losing his wife, Donovan and company cut a swath through Austria and Hungary. Desperate, Donovan leverages his lifelong secret to enlist an unlikely ally―one of his oldest friends―who may very well want him dead. As Donovan closes in on the truth, another, and more deadly, reality is revealed. A ruthless terrorist group has acquired a stealth aircraft with the ability to deliver a nuclear device. They are poised to strike―but where? What started as a rescue turns into a full-throttle aerial chase. Will Donavan be able to rescue his wife, as well as prevent a nuclear catastrophe?
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