Sid Anderson

With all that's going on the world these days people tend to overlook Khadaffi, so it was nice to come across a book that puts the strongman in the cross-hairs. Great story here, rounded out with good action, solid writing, and a super subplot involving T.J.'s confronting a ghost from his past. LIked the Jayne Bahn character a lot, too.

This book's a little dated in light of what's happened in Afghanistan lately, but you can hardly hold it against this 1985 gem that allies Bolan with the Afghans against Russian interlopers. Nice brisk pace with plenty of action and some good work by Mertz showing Bolan holding his own in hostile turf.