Serpents Underfoot
About
Conspiracy. Terrorism. One SEAL stands between freedom and nuclear annihilation. JD Cordell believes in freedom, honor, and hard work. The son of a Vietnam veteran and his Vietnamese wife, the Navy SEAL is proud to serve as SEAL Team 5’s K9 handler with his dog Ajax. But when his team uncovers a deadly terrorist plot in Afghanistan, he never expected a cover-up that could reach as high as the White House itself. As JD gets drawn in deeper, he unmasks a mastermind hell bent on detonating nukes on U.S. soil. When an assassin working for the terrorist strikes close to home, JD’s fight to save America gets personal. Can JD protect the American way of life, or will sadistic terrorists turn America into a nuclear wasteland? Serpents Underfoot is the first novel in a nail-biting military thriller series. If you like patriotic heroes, fanatical conspiracies, and action-packed adventure, then you’ll love D.C. Gilbert’s tale of SEAL action and suspense.
Praise for this book
Author, D. C. Gilbert, takes the reader back to a time that has passed into history. While the era is overshadowed by so much that is happening today, at such a rapid pace, this story reflects how little we have advanced in all this time. We remain in conflict with humans, inflexible in their beliefs. The result of their bastardization of their original religion is clearly still around today. This is frustrating and demoralizing and when you read a work written with such insight into how things still are bringing us down, it leaves a powerful message. Serpents Underfoot lays it all out there for us to see and is told so we can well imagine much more. I was often struck by the authors ability to enmesh me into the times when this novel takes place.
The characters are very strong in their individuality. Again, it is interesting to see the contrasts drawn between the West and influences from another time and another faraway place. I became related to the good guys in this book. I enjoyed their personalities and like them very much. The evil ones were due for a strong awakening and they eventually received it making the reading so satisfying.
There is a lot of delving into the way of things such as martial arts, Navy Seals and their working dogs, which I especially liked. To me, if there is an animal in a novel significant to the story, it is a relief from the more severe issues that come up.
I feel as if I could write more about how much I enjoyed this book, but I will just get on to the next one I can find by this author and leave you to it. I can't guarantee you will like it as much as I did, but I would bet on it.
Gilbert’s impressive debut features a Navy Seal on the trail of an international terrorism conspiracy. Rahman Atta, leader of a high-profile Muslim terrorist organization, has planned it all: detonate nukes on United States land and turn it into a nuclear wasteland. To achieve his sinister goals, he would stop at nothing. After a Navy Seal team uncovers a part of deadly terrorist plot in Afghanistan and brutal assassination of a couple of CIA officials in United States, JD Cordell, a Seal Team 5’s K9 handler and son of a Vietnam veteran, finds himself entangled in the case. As he draws deeper into the case, he learns of a cover-up that reaches the White House. JD has no option than to face the assassinators, and he has his four-legged Navy Seal as his assistant: a Belgian Malinois named Ajax. Will JD and Ajax be able to fight the danger before it gets too late?
Fans of spy and military fiction will enjoy reading Serpents Underfoot by DC Gilbert. The story begins in the jungles of Vietnam following the exploits of Army Captain Curtis Cordell and continues with his son and Navy Seal team member JD. Readers are whisked to Afghanistan and Iran and into the streets of the US political capital, Washington DC. This story has it all—corrupt politicians, conspiracy, betrayal, terrorism, assassinations, and even a little romance. Serpents Underfoot is a well-written, action-packed story with great characters. After reading this thriller, one cannot be left without wondering "what if?" A highly recommended read for military enthusiasts and readers looking for fast-paced action and adventure.