Success of a Mission

By Dennis Lynds and James Patterson

Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!

Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.



In this nostalgic Thriller Short, which is relevant today in both its triumph and tragedy, bestselling author Dennis Lynds shares a highly respected story with a new generation.

Critical data must be obtained within three days or many lives could be lost. It’s up to Captain Paul Hareet and Lieutenant Greta Frank to pose as a husband and wife from America in order to infiltrate the depot housing the vital information. When they arrive in Athens, Greece, they immediately realize they are being watched and that the mission is already in jeopardy. Success will be tough, and it might come at a price.

Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts:

James Penney’s New Identity by Lee ChildOperation Northwoods by James GrippandoEpitaph by J. A. KonrathThe Face in the Window by Heather GrahamKowalski’s in Love by James RollinsThe Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle LyndsDisfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel PalmerThe Abelard Sanction by David MorrellFalling by Chris MooneySuccess of a Mission by Dennis LyndsThe Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. RoseThe Double Dealer by David LissDirty Weather by Gregg HurwitzSpirit Walker by David DunAt the Drop of a Hat by Denise HamiltonThe Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van LustbaderMan Catch by Christopher RiceGoodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex KavaSacrificial Lion by Grant BlackwoodInterlude at Duane’s by F. Paul WilsonThe Powder Monkey by Ted BellSurviving Toronto by M. Diane VogtAssassins by Christopher ReichThe Athens Solution by Brad ThorDiplomatic Constraints by Raelynn HillhouseKill Zone by Robert LiparuloThe Devils’ Due by Steve BerryThe Tuesday Club by Katherine NevilleGone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Dec 11, 2017
• ISBN: 9781488094477

Dennis Lynds

Dennis Lynds (1924–2005) was a renowned author of mystery fiction. Raised in New York City, he earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during World War II, before returning to New York to become a magazine editor. He published his first book, a war novel called Combat Soldier, in 1962, before moving to California. Under the pseudonym Michael Collins, Lynds published the Edgar Award–winning Act of Fear (1967), which introduced his best-known character: the one-armed private detective Dan Fortune. The Fortune series would last for more than a dozen novels, spanning three decades, and is credited with marking a more politically aware era in private-eye fiction. Besides the Fortune novels, the incredibly prolific Lynds wrote science fiction, literary fiction, and several other mystery series. He died in San Francisco in 2005. 

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Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!

Originally published in THRILLER (2006),

edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.

In this nostalgic Thriller Short, which is relevant today in both its triumph and tragedy, bestselling author Dennis Lynds shares a highly respected story with a new generation.

Critical data must be obtained within three days or many lives could be lost. It’s up to Captain Paul Hareet and Lieutenant Greta Frank to pose as a husband and wife from America in order to infiltrate the depot housing the vital information. When they arrive in Athens, Greece, they immediately realize they are being watched and that the mission is already in jeopardy. Success will be tough, and it might come at a price.

Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts:

James Penney’s New Identity by Lee Child

Operation Northwoods by James Grippando

Epitaph by J. A. Konrath

The Face in the Window by Heather Graham

Kowalski’s in Love by James Rollins

The Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle Lynds

Disfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel Palmer

The Abelard Sanction by David Morrell

Falling by Chris Mooney

Success of a Mission by Dennis Lynds

The Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. Rose

The Double Dealer by David Liss

Dirty Weather by Gregg Hurwitz

Spirit Walker by David Dun

At the Drop of a Hat by Denise Hamilton

The Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van Lustbader

Man Catch by Christopher Rice

Goodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex Kava

Sacrificial Lion by Grant Blackwood

Interlude at Duane’s by F. Paul Wilson

The Powder Monkey by Ted Bell

Surviving Toronto by M. Diane Vogt

Assassins by Christopher Reich

The Athens Solution by Brad Thor

Diplomatic Constraints by Raelynn Hillhouse

Kill Zone by Robert Liparulo

The Devils’ Due by Steve Berry

The Tuesday Club by Katherine Neville

Gone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Success of a Mission

Dennis Lynds

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CONTENTS

Success of a Mission

DENNIS LYNDS

Both a literary and suspense novelist, Dennis Lynds is credited with bringing the detective novel into the modern age then, twenty years later—in the 1980s—introducing literary techniques that propelled the genre into its current dynamic form. An award winner, Lynds wrote under several pseudonyms, publishing some eighty novels and two hundred short stories. His most famous pen name was Michael Collins. Under that label he created fiction’s longest-running detective series, starring the indelible private eye Dan Fortune. The New York Times consistently named Lynds’s mysteries among the nation’s top ten. One year, it listed two of his titles, each written