Apocalypse Ark -

242 Pages·2013·1.07 MB·English

by  Bolan Mack

WITHOUT MERCY
It’s Judgment Day for the Church as militant members of a secret cult plot to
destroy the Vatican and usher in the Apocalypse. These so-called soldiers of
God arrive armed with a weapon of “divine power,” which they claim is the
biblical Ark of the Covenant stolen from its holy shrine in Ethiopia. Their
campaign to purge the earth of heretics has begun.
As the cult’s hellish agenda spills blood in cities across the globe, panic spreads.
Mack Bolan’s mandate becomes to neutralize the threat by direct means. His
counterstrike begins on the ground in Ethiopia, tracking the murderous trail
toward Rome. And he demands the ultimate sacrifice from those willing to kill
for their faith—death by Executioner.
“You’re after the Ark of the Covenant.”
Bolan paused and studied the cleric. “You take that seriously?”
“I hate to think the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church would perpetrate a
fraud, mounting armed guards over nothing,” Halloran said, “but stranger things
have happened.”
“And you were sent to check it out,” Bolan prodded.
“I submit to discipline and go where I am ordered. Where I can be useful.”
“Well, you earned your pay tonight. I didn’t even know the Vatican had
soldiers.”
“Sometimes,” Halloran said, “the issues we confront are…extreme.”
“Like an attack on the Vatican. Do you really think they’ve got some
superweapon from the days of Moses?”
“Even without it, zealots pose a threat to the faithful everywhere,” Halloran
replied.
“Bishop Astatke? I shot him,” Bolan said, “when he pulled a piece.”
“A true believer—” the cleric nodded “—willing to kill and die for his faith.”
“I’m not big on faith these days,” the Executioner replied, “but I’ve got the
killing down.”
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Age of War
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Retaliation
Pressure Point
Silent Running
Stolen Arrows
Zero Option
Predator Paradise
Circle of Deception
Devil’s Bargain
False Front
Lethal Tribute
Season of Slaughter
Point of Betrayal
Ballistic Force
Renegade
Survival Reflex
Path to War
Blood Dynasty
Ultimate Stakes
State of Evil
Force Lines
Contagion Option
Hellfire Code
War Drums
Ripple Effect
Devil’s Playground
The Killing Rule
Patriot Play
Appointment in Baghdad
Havana Five
The Judas Project
Plains of Fire
Plains of Fire
Colony of Evil
Hard Passage
Interception
Cold War Reprise
Mission: Apocalypse
Altered State
Killing Game
Diplomacy Directive
Betrayed
Sabotage
Conflict Zone
Blood Play
Desert Fallout
Extraordinary Rendition
Devil’s Mark
Savage Rule
Infiltration
Resurgence
Kill Shot
Stealth Sweep
Grave Mercy
Treason Play
Assassin’s Code
Shadow Strike
Decision Point
Road of Bones
Radical Edge
Fireburst
Oblivion Pact
Enemy Arsenal
State of War
Ballistic
Escalation Tactic
Crisis Diplomacy
Don Pendleton’s
Mack Bolan
Apocalypse Ark
Special thanks and acknowledgment to
Michael Newton for his contribution to this work.
Theological religion is the source of all imaginable follies and disturbances; it is
the parent of fanaticism and civil discord; it is the enemy of mankind.
—Voltaire
Philosophical Dictionary I don’t judge any man according to his faith. They judge themselves when faith
becomes their reason for persecuting and destroying others.
—Mack Bolan
For Lance Corporal Scott Olsen, USMC, Ret.