The Penetrator Series

When the Press Security to the President of the United States, a close friend of Mark Hardin (a.k.a. The Penetrator), is killed by an unknown assailant less than a month after taking office, answers to hard questions must be found. A dying mobster has mentioned a well-known, exclusive VIP club in DC, in his last words. Hardin follows a hunch that the club may be linked to the Mafia, and that both may have something to do with the death of his friend. As Washington DC explodes with violence and before it's all over, the Penetrator discovers a plot to assassinate the President and take control of the government...And a part of his past that is trying to catch up with him. Alone, the Penetrator will have to use his arsenal of destruction quickly and efficiently-before it is too late. With 5 million copies in print, The Penetrator novel series has thrilled readers around the world for years. The series features the action and adventures of Mark Hardin as he wages a continuing war against crime, corruption, and evil organizations from around the world in order to protect the innocent.

Mark Hardin (a.k.a. The Penetrator) flew to the Orient for a vacation and to recover physically and mentally from the numerous brushes with death he has had in his quest to bring down the evil individuals and organizations that he has encountered. But his visit has touched off a chain reaction of terror. First a renowned atomic scientist was kidnapped; then a madman announced he has a stockpile of thermonuclear weapons for sale. Now, Mark Hardin heads into the Japanese countryside to track down the elusive Tokyo Purple organization and put a stop to their plans for global upheaval. Where anyone with a deep check book will be able get their hands on a nuclear device. 6th book in The Penetrator Series. Naked and alone, she was at the mercy of an evil giant, a Japanese “Godfather” who wanted to pick her brains. And if she wouldn't cooperate—well, there were a number of things he could do with his beautiful American captive until she started seeing the situation his way...Melissa Broadhurst, a scientist specializing in non-military atomic research, had been vacationing in Japan when he had abducted her. Kamisori's, the head of the monstrous crime syndicate, was assembling a stock of atomic artillery shells to auction to the highest bidder—and he needed her help to finish them. But the Penetrator was in Tokyo for some R&R. And when he heard about Kamisori's network of killers—and some missing atomic scientists—he knew it was time to go back to work.

THE SHADOWMEN It was always a tactical advantage to know the enemy's intended route of march, in addition to his identity. The Penetrator knew the Shadowmen were moving their operations into the Dodge City area. After the pasting they had taken near Liberal, the Penetrator was certain they wouldn't make any further attacks until they had regrouped. But who were the Shadowmen? Those who had seen them described them younger Hell's Angels without the bike, unsavory clothing, and bizarre rituals. But they were every bit as violent – and ambitious for anything that could make money. The big question was who was behind their vicious swath of destruction, and why? Only the Penetrator had the guts and cunning to get to the heart of the terrorist gang and ruthlessly wrench it out.

In hot, sunny Mexico, Mark Hardin, the Penetrator, finds himself pitted against the power-mad Latin known as El Baron. And mad is the word for him...he's concocted a plot to kidnap important citizens of various countries and hold them hostage. The ransom: an entire Mexican territory. As El Baron's plan goes into action, important people begin to disappear. One of them is a friend of Mark's mentor, Professor Haskins, and the Penetrator decides to move in. The only way to find out about El Baron's secret operations is to become a victim himself. It's a penetrating action at its trickiest, and the lives of El Baron's terrified hostages depend on Mark's making all the right moves.

Against the colorful backdrop of New Orleans' Mardi Gras, the Penetrator joins the festivities with a bang-literally-as he blows up an eighty-thousand-ton cannery ship belonging to Marcel Bouchet. It seems that Marcel Bouchet is the powerful head of the Gulfland Fisherman's Co-op...Bouchet and his henchmen are terrorizing the independent Gulf Coast fisherman into joining his organization so that he can corner the seafood market. But that is only a small part of his plan for he intends to undermine the entire United States economy with a massive counterfeiting ring...with Cuba's help. With little to go on expect a couple of counterfeit bills that pass every legitimate test that was sent to him by a dead fisherman, the Penetrator must be at his best in order to take on the criminals in the Bayou. With 5 million copies in print, The Penetrator novel series has thrilled readers around the world for years. The series features the action and adventures of Mark Hardin as he wages a continuing war against crime, corruption, and evil organizations from around the world in order to protect the innocent.

Mark Hardin (a.k.a. The Penetrator) is prepared for trouble in New York City, but he hoped to arrive in time to prevent it. The first subway station blew up while he was still en route from his Stronghold in California, piloting a sleek new twin-engine plane. It was fast, but not fast enough to get him there in time to stop the 72nd Street IRT station from caving in, carrying a large section of Broadway with it. New York City is now under siege and being held for ransom. Millions of dollars are being demanded and millions of lives are at stake. Mark Hardin must find those responsible, and fast. There are forty-two subway stations in New York City, and time is running out. With 5 million copies in print, The Penetrator novel series has thrilled readers around the world for years. The series features the action and adventures of Mark Hardin as he wages a continuing war against crime, corruption, and evil organizations from around the world in order to protect the innocent.

With 5 million copies in print, The Penetrator novel series has thrilled readers around the world for years. The series features the action and adventures of Mark Hardin as he wages a continuing war against crime, corruption, and evil organizations from around the world in order to protect the innocent. With, "The Target Is H", find out how it all began and what events lead to Mark Hardin's quest for justice. A quest where he must not only go up against the criminals but at times law enforcement officials who wish to stop him. The Penetrator. He's learned how in Vietnam. Infiltrate the enemy's position, determine the plan of action and then strike swiftly, taking out as many key men as possible, wreaking destruction, leaving chaos in your wake. Now he as in Los Angeles, engaged in a new, far more sinister war. But he was fully prepared and totally committed, and bound by no rules but his own. He is tall and slim, reflecting his unique Indian-Welsh background. His driver's license indicates his age is twenty-eight. If he seems a bit grim, it is for good reason. He was orphaned at four, when his parents and three brothers and sisters were killed in an automobile crash. Since then, he's been mistreated, brutalized by life, injured in games (football), and wounded in combat. Mark Hardin is tough, a survivor, and an expert in marksmanship, karate, aikido and even the crossbow. He is the new breed of warrior without uniform, without rank dedicated to the American way of life, and pledged to fight anyone who seeks to destroy it, on either side of the law. That's why he is in Los Angeles. Just the beginning of a long and lonely series of brushfire wars.

Business...is what a gang of crooked cops has been taking care of-big and dirty business. Seattle, that northwestern stronghold of law, order, and the American way, is the scene. Mark Hardin (a.k.a. The Penetrator) steps in when he finds that a former Vietnam war buddy-now a cop-has been shot to death in an apparent robbery. But who was robbing whom? Mark doesn't know for sure, and he will find out. Just which boys in blue have sold their souls to profit outside the law while pretending to uphold it? The enemy is everywhere, and will stop at nothing. It's a stinking whirlpool of corruption that includes grand larceny, prostitution-and murder for hire! It's up to Mark Hardin to slice out the cancer and protect the innocent. The exciting 8th novel in The Penetrator Series. Mark Hardin wages a one man war against the criminal elements, terrorists, and evil organizations from around the world in order to protect the innocent.

Deep in the bowels of an abandoned mountain mineshaft, smack in the middle of the harsh Nevada desert, Dr. Orlando Fitzmueller has installed his computer base. The idea had first come to him when he was second in command at NASA. Then it as an impossible dream. But now, through careful planning, and sheer brilliance, it will become a reality. And he will win. Then in a few precious hours, he will be the single most powerful man the universe has ever known. He will hold life and death over 150 million people! For Mark Hardin (a.k.a. The Penetrator), it begins slowly. Just check into a scientist who is an expert in satellite tracking. All the Penetrator's instincts tells him there is much more to it than a routine gumshoe job. He's right. Suddenly, he's up to his armpits in Mafia thugs and hot on the trail of the most bizarre hijacking caper ever. Time is running out. If the terms aren't met, the result will a nuclear nightmare. The exciting 10th novel in The Penetrator Series.

A weak voice, gasping with pain, came on the line. "That thing...you asked me to look into...It's more than you thought...worse. I...think...ththey...killed...me...." There was only silence on the linethen the sound of a body collapsing. With this, Mark Hardin is on the trail of his most seductive enemyLinda King, the Colonel. Supposedly a wealthy social worker rehabilitating juvenile court cases, she is training her charges to commit terror by contract. With the Penetrator closing in she takes hostages, threatens to blow up a TVA dam, flooding the surrounding towns, and demands a cool five million in ransom.

No one knows who the Penetrator is or where he lives, expect for two men. But the police blotters of cities across the nation and even as far away as Japan contain evidence of Mark Hardin's handiwork – the death of corrupt hogs at the public table, deaths of men who killed, maimed, and caused suffering among the innocent. The Penetrator is a warrior without uniform or rank, pledged to fight anyone – on either side of the law – who seeks to destroy the American way of life. Follow the Penetrator as he travels from place to place, leaving his personal symbol of retribution, a chipped blue flint arrowhead, on the bodies of society's deadliest enemies.

Liberty or Death? The message: "Liberty for Puerto Rico or death to all Gringos. Viva el F.A.L.N." The terrorist tactics of the Fuezas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional Puerto Riquena were being stepped up. The bombings would increase each day, culminating in the big blast, Operation Luz. Racing against the clock, Mark Hardin stalks the streets of Spanish Harlem – his quarry, El Chico, ruthless leader of the fanatic F.A.L.N. Each step brings him closer to the creations of this time table of death and destruction. One by one, he manages to pick off the terrorist troops, slowly decimating their forces and equalizing the kill count of bombing victims. But the deadline for Operation Luz is explosively near. Seconds tick away like bomb…

Mark Hardin is known to his enemies as The Penetrator. He penetrates in several ways: by fighting his way in, by easing in...or by dropping in via parachute. Mark Hardin is dropped through the air, scanning the desert for David Red Eagle's smoke signal, his mind flashed back to similar jumps in Vietnam. Another time, another enemy. In the fetid rice paddies and rubbled hamlets, the enemy had a yellow skin and slanted eyes. Today Hardin would be fighting foes on his own kind, men of white skin and red skin. It all started with the theft of some valuable turquoise and silver relics and the murder of an Indian holy man. It would accelerate with the entry of militant young Indians, State Troopers, the National Guard...and the Mafia. It would climax in a desert bloodbath!

The Penetrator was hunting for Johnny Utah but the tables turned and Utah was offering him a sporting chance. The rules were simple: Mark Hardin was to be given an hour's head start in the Canadian wilderness. He will be naked, unarmed and without rations. His hunters, among them Johnny Utah and a German sharpshooter, will have M-16 rifles, pistols, hunting knives, and bows with wide-tipped hunting arrows...and a dozen other hunters! If Mark loses, he dies-but if he wins will they let him live?

Jaminson D. Hutch, archaeology professor, is “somewhere” in the Bahamas. He is in search of the fabled Spanish treasure on board the Nuestra Senora de la Concepion, which was sunk in 1641. It is believed there is a gold horde of more than forty tons below the deck – worth thirtyfive million dollars! Join the Penetrator as he combs the Caribbean – on land and sea – fighting modern day pirates – in order to rescue the professor and the buried treasure. If you think Mark Hardin is indestructible on dry ground – he’s even more ferocious underwater – and he comes up with more than gold doubloons and pieces of eight.

Five senior citizens are dead. They were conned out of their life’s savings on phony land deals and made trouble complaining. The mob is also distributing wholesale weaponry, ammunition, and drugs to any thief or psycho with money. Tony Rossi of La Costra Nostra asks his old friend, Mark Hardin, to smash the Florida operation. And Mark is forced to help the Mafia against their nonSicilian opponents because of their threat to innocent people….

The information was limited. An "event" was going to take place at the Rocky Mountain Nuclear Generating Plant within three days. The attack would be coming from a terrorist group trying to get uranium to build an atomic bomb. Mark Hardin doesn't know why they have chosen this site or when they are going to strike but if there is going to be a hit, he will certainly be on hand to prevent it.

Oregon Revenge! Arlene Day, Capitol Sex Bonus Girl, has blown the whistle on Senator Harland H. Harrington of Oregon. She has told the world about her secretarial sex life while on the Washington payroll. As a result, the Senator is being forced to retire. Suddenly Oregon is under attack. Six hundred acres of land are burned to the ground. An entire lake is poisoned, killing all the fish and surrounding wildlife. A clue is left that the destruction of the dams will be next and final blow. The same person is claiming credit for all the disasters. But who is he and why is he out to destroy the entire state? Will he be able to stop the saboteur before the state of Oregon is wiped off the map?

Epidemic! It began in the peaceful pastures of Wisconsin. Death had occurred from contaminated milk and dairy products, and the farmers stood by helplessly as their herds were condemned and slaughtered on nothing more than “suspicion.” U.S. Public Health Service official Dr. Creighton Thornesby had “personally” supervised the shooting of the cattle. He wanted to prevent future outbreaks – or did he? Only the Penetrator knew who Thornesby really was – and he had to stop the deranged doctor from carrying out his insane plan to control the world through germ warfare...before everybody on earth was exposed to the virulent Bubonic Plague!

Mark Hardin is known to his enemies as The Penetrator. He penetrates in two ways: by fighting and by easing in. He's part Cheyenne and he's never forgotten his past. In quest of his heritage, Mark Hardin has learned Indian skills: to track a man, but not to leave tracks; to speak his native language, in ancient dialects and sign language. His years of army service in Vietnam taught him other things. He's a sharpshooter with almost any weapon a man can hold; an expert with hand grenades, explosives, booby traps, and line mines; a black belt in karate and aikido. He knows how to kill; he tries to stay alive. As a child he bounced from orphanages to foster homes. He grew up with foster parents as diverse as Mafia Dons, Irish policemen, and college professors. He's seen all angles of life. He knows it is too often evil, and it has become his mission to eradicate evil any way he can. Evil brings The Penetrator to Las Vegas. A town given life by corruption and nourished by greed. A town where all that glitters is not gold but perhaps the flash of a knife blade destined for The Penetrator's heart. In Las Vegas he seeks an elusive enemy, but for Hardin even one faint clue is enough to begin. His ancestors bequeathed him special knowledge in these things. It is late. He has penetrated, now he must complete the mission and escape.

Norbert Briscoe, financial wizard, friend of presidents, and toast of the jet set, is alive and well and living in exile in Costa Rica. The proceeds of his swindles, thefts, and international money manipulation made him a wanted man in the U.S. But now he is putting together his biggest deal – one that will guarantee his own safety, grant him a complete pardon, and allow him to retain his huge fortune. He’s going to buy the Panama Canal!

Holy Smoke - Mark Hardin was supposed to be on vacation...but when three undercover cops mysteriously die, his help is needed. The police had been investigating the disappearance of some young people who were joined up with a new evangelistic sect called The Church of the Final Coming. Their spiritual leader, Vanua Levu, comes from Fiji. However, the instructions to the group's hierarchy come from Moscow – and the orders are to assassinate America's top leaders. When the father of two missing girls decides to do some investigating of his own, Mark uses the opportunity to get himself involved in the rescue in order to penetrate the sect. But the elaborate ceremonies being held in the cathedral-type temple are just a front. There are some torturous and deadly goings-on in the basement as Mark Hardin soon finds out!

Ready...Aim...Fire! It started with the smuggling of Mexican "wetbacks" for slave labor in the U.S. They were brought to an island in Lake Texoma, north of Dallas, to work on a top-secret operation directed by H.H. Christiansen...and were forbidden to leave. But it wasn't until twenty-five Mexicans died in a mysterious tank truck fire that the Penetrator was called in. That's when this simple smuggling assignment turned into a national security threat.

Dirty Dope. It happens all the time. Deaths from overdoses of heroin. Now it was more than that. Narcotics agents muttered that the Mexican Brown heroin coming in across the border was some strange mix – dirty...and deadly. Mark Hardin has a line on the “hot horse,” but he has to move fast – and find a way to beat the smugglers to the border before they can sneak the stuff into the country. If he fails, he'll be in one helluva fix!

Breeding Ground - Right off Mark Hardin smelled a rat. Someone was stealing animals...a lot of animals. It wasn't an escalation of the “petnapping” of several years past. No ransom asked, but thousands of dogs and cats were missing, primarily along the densely populated Eastern Seaboard. Sheer volume alone dictated that there was some planning behind the thefts. Somewhere these small animals were being disposed of. And there had to be a profit in it for somebody. Enraged when he discovers that the stolen pets are being used for experimental purposes, The Penetrator tracks down the ringleader of the racket – racing against the clock as the fiendish operation expands, threatening extinction if Mark doesn't muzzle the madman - fast!

Frozen Assets: Preacher Mann is too much for the FBI and the CIA. He has dual citizenship and friends in diplomatic circles and he's too powerful for the regular legal channels. He's come a long way: from a pimp in Harlem he's worked his way to the top – of the rackets. He's into international dope, espionage – and now, in his orgy palace off the Florida coast he's onto a new wrinkle! The most beautiful women in the country are systematically vanishing. And Preacher Mann is holding them on ice – literally. He's freezing them until needed – to be shipped to the highest bidder. Only one man can defrost the situation – the Penetrator. He must succeed where others have failed. One man on a mission that's too cool to handle!