Black Berets #02 - Cold Vengeance

Дата публикации: 01-06-2026 10:00:00

I enjoyed The Deadly Reunion, the debut
in the team-commando series Black Berets. This was a Dell paperback
title that was published between 1984 and 1987. The house name was
Mike McCray, but in reality, these books were authored by John
Preston and Michael McDowell. As much as I loved the first
installment, it has taken me six years to return to the series. I'm
rolling my sleeves up for Cold Vengeance, the sophomore effort from
the duo, originally published in 1984.
In the debut, Beeker, Rosie, Cowboy,
Harry, and Marty are introduced. This is an old CIA special forces squad that made a name for itself during the Vietnam War. Their old
warhorse officer, Parker, put the band back together to liberate one
of their own from a Laotian prison camp. As that book ended, the team
realized that Parker was a criminal drug lord and was just using the
team to gain more fortune for himself. Realizing they were
double-crossed, the team took the fortunes of war for themselves in
an effort to create a mercenary enterprise.
In Cold Vengeance, the novel begins
with Parker's cohorts invading the team's headquarters in the Pacific
Northwest. The team is away on a mission, leaving only Beeker's
“son”, a mute boy, behind. In a riveting, action-packed sequence
of events, the young boy hunts and kills Parker's trio of goons,
fatally eliminating each one with a bow-and-arrow. These scenes were
some of the best I've read in ages. It reminded me of David Morrell's
equally amazing archery scenes from Rambo II. But, despite the boy's
best efforts, the trio burns the headquarters.
The team returns, finds the place in
ruins, and uses their newly acquired fortune to rebuild a better
headquarters. I enjoyed this portion of the storytelling, with all
the nuances and caveats of gun placement, barrier resistance, ammo
stores, and the team's living conditions. In many ways, this team
operates similarly to The Hard Corps, another outstanding
team-commando paperback series. The Black Berets and The Hard Corps
run a profitable, professional business – they aren't weekend
warriors.
The plot of Cold Vengeance is the
team's efforts to infiltrate and destroy a terrorist cell that may be
operated by Parker. This is a good plot device as it serves two
purposes: a storyline that works as a stand-alone novel, but also a
way to wrap up the events about Parker from the debut.
Cold Vengeance was another fantastic
entry, complete with an emphasis on furthering these characters and
their personal histories. Readers learned a bit more about Cowboy's
past as well as some intricate details concerning Marty's hobby of
blowing things up – he's really into things that go boom. While
there's plenty of action with chattering gunfire, bloody fisticuffs,
and some graphic torture, both authors understand proper setup and
delivery. There's a story here, and its told efficiently. The Black
Berets continues to outshine much of the 1980s competition.
Get the book in reprint HERE or
original paperback HERE.

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