Iranian Fanatics, American Hostages...And The Clock Is Ticking!The tiny island kingdom of Khadarkh, strategically placed in the Persian Gulf, has swung back and forth between the Saudi and Iranian orbits for years. But when a mysterious force seizes control of the island, executes the tiny Khadarkhi Army, and takes any Americans they can find hostage, it appears that Khadarkh will be an Iranian puppet for the foreseeable future.The politicians are afraid of risking the hostages. And as the Western powers dither, some people start to look for another solution. They find that solution in John Brannigan.Brannigan already has a rep for pulling off the impossible, through a combination of audacity, ruthlessness, and ferocious loyalty to his men. His military service is over, but now he will pick up a rifle again, putting together a squad of mercenaries to land on Khadarkh and rescue the hostages, in a hail of bullets and swift, sharp violence.Brannigan's Bastards are about to strike."Fury in the Gulf" is the first of a fast-paced new action series from Peter Nealen, combining the hard-hitting action of classic action adventure series with the authenticity of Dalton Fury, Frederick Forsyth, or early Tom Clancy.