Black Site: A Delta Force Novel

I just finished reading "Black Site", the first Delta Force novel by Dalton Fury. I was thoroughly impressed with Mr. Fury's writing skill and how descriptive he was with the details of the story. This is a story that can only be told by a former Delta Force Operator. His character development is on point. Not too much and just right. He has definitely honed his writing style since writing "Kill Bin Laden", which was also a fantastic book. I could not put this book down! This is the best book of this genre that I have ever read. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he used his operational knowledge as a former Delta Operator to mold the story into something believable even though it was fiction. It had a Rambo feel to it with the main character being place in a similar situation with having to parachute in and get intel on POWs. I really loved the story and felt that it was great that the author didn't make the main character a super-human like most Delta Commandos we hear about. He has his faults and it makes the story so much better and realistic. I will definitely recommend this book to others and cannot wait for "Tier 1 Wild" to come out. Great work Mr. Fury! Please keep it coming.

Dalton Fury is a pseudonym (DF - Delta Force) for a former officer and leader in America's most elite military unit, Delta Force. He has previously written "Kill Bin Laden" about the units efforts in Tora Bora to eliminate UBL, something about which he spoke in media under this name, and usually with his face either concealed or altered, and his voice modified. Very similar to other recent entrants into the market such as Jack Murphy, he is a former Special Operations Warrior who is using his experience to build a better novel by lacing it with his background and knowledge. The book by introducing us to Kolt "Racer" Raynor, former Delta Force operator and troop leader who has fallen on hard times after an operation went wrong and he got bounced from the unit. He's a train wreck, and shortly finds himself falling even further. He is offered the opportunity to help out his former teammates by going undercover and participating in an operation through a PMC, and jumps at the opportunity. The op that led to him departing Delta and the army led to the death of several of his comrades, as well as the capture of others. He can help, and therefore he must go to wipe the stain of his own person. It should be noted here that Racer is somewhat unique in the stories built around special operators in that he is an officer. Usually officers in military fiction hover somewhere between incompetent roadblocks and nefarious villains, here they seem like actual, competent huma beings. There are the usual machinations of preparation and such, and just enough jargon and technology to keep you interested. This book is not Reflexive Fire, jack Murphy's initial foray into full-on fiction, or The Profession by Steven Pressfield. The tech does not beat you over the head, and it is not particularly outcome determinative. It is the people that matter, from the PMC suits to the unseen politicians, generals, and senior CIA executives. The book moves along smoothly, the story keeping you engaged as it builds towards the climax. The cliffhanger is well done, and overall you will walk away from this wanting more from this author. There is currently a considerable amount of discussion regarding Tier One Operators writing about their experiences. Dalton Fury walks this tight rope a bit to far on the cautious side, in my opinion. This could be because he is trying to focus the writing on the people and the story, instead of the technology and the tactics. Compared with other recent market entries, there is significantly less use of military phrases and terms, and the description of weapons, equipment, and operational details is stripped way down. It works for his style of storytelling, and combined with the lack of overall conspiracy theories, it is a great first effort.

Dalton Fury was the senior ranking military official at the battle of Tora Bora in december 2001. As a delta force commander, he led 40 delta and 10 British special boat services (SBS) commando's, and about 50 support personnel, to hunt down and kill Usama Bin Laden. In Black Site, Dalton Fury draws on his hard won combat experiences and operational knowledge, in order to create Kolt "Racer" Raynor, an impetuous switched on and aggressive delta operator. The journey to becoming a delta team member is a long hard one, but the fall from hero to zero is rapid. That fall happens to Racer, when on a high risk mission to the badlands of Pakistan, he disobeys orders, which costs the live's of his teammates, and results in the downing of a rescue helicopter with a team of delta warriors aboard. He is booted from the unit and becomes persona non grata (PNG). He takes to heavy drinking and his life spirals out of control. He is given a 2nd chance to redeem himself, after delta learns that the team survived the crash and is being used as human shields for senior al-Qaeda and Taliban personnel from Reaper and Predator UAV drone attacks. The Pakistani government and the Intelligence Services (ISI) are unreliable. The U.S. is not allowed to send in a rescue team. Racer is sent in under deep cover alone to find the location of the missing team and bring back proof of life. In the process, he stumbles upon a plot by al-Qaeda to attack a "Black Site", where the U.S. with the help of some Pakistani special forces are running a joint interrogation operation for high value targets (HVT's). Black Site is a cover to cover non-stop edge of your seat action thriller. Dalton Fury's unique story telling ability, will put you in the middle of the action with Kolt. The action is so intense at times, I could feel my pulse rate increase. Throughout the book I had to remind myself that this was fiction. To this retired MSgt, the plot lines and action sequences are as close to real world as you can get. The open ending begs for a sequel, which the author is in the process of completing. Very much looking forward to "Tier One Wild". Note: I received an advance reading copy (ARC) which I won in a drawing.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. After about 70 pages, I bought the next two books in the series. While Kolt Raynor is certainly not your average soldier, his human qualities make him more relatable. Very good start to what I’m sure will be a good series. Unfortunately, the author passed away several years ago from cancer and I am a little late finding him. I look forward to the rest of this series.

On looking for a new book to read, by a new ( to me ) author, I found Black Site. I thought that it was great, a great story with lots of action and details. Will definitely be reading more!

After his nonfictional account KBL, Dalton Fury gets down to business in the "fictional" work and delivers his first novel starring Kolt Raynor. One helluva rollercoaster. Taking a look back on the discussions about CIA secret facilities in Europe, the scenes and the story of this book might be in fact more than real. Plus with his kind of experience he writes as this would have been one of some real ops going down. Can't wait for the follow up. Get this and get Brad Taylors books as well, lock yourself up in a hole of your choosing and dig in.

Action packed. Felt like watching a movie. Was expecting restitution for Racer. Hope it is there in the following books.

Good storyline that kept you wanting to read more.

As the title of my review states, had a credibility, detail and knowledge to surpass its competitors.