TRAVIS DELTA

Full Name:	Travis Delta
Nationality:	American
Organization:	Snakeriver
Occupation	Agent

Creator:	R. H. Johnson
Time Span:	2019 - 2024

ABOUT THE SERIES

Travis Delta is an agent with Snakeriver.

According to a public relations blurb we are given for the first few adventures of Delta on behalf of that organization, "Black-ops company Snakeriver tackles jobs the U.S. government isn't permitted to handle on its own, and former Navy SEAL Travis Delta is the best of the best when it comes to eliminating threats to democracy." These assignments that Snakeriver takes are extremely hush-hush as it is known by all who make use of this company's expertise that careers would be lost and prison sentences likely should word about these contracts get out.

As stated, Delta is the best operative that Snakeriver has and since it is widely agreed by those who know that Snakeriver is the best company active in this line of work. "Years of battlefield experience have taught him that a skillfully placed hollow-point bullet often accomplishes what normal diplomatic channels cannot, and he has no problem squeezing the trigger when words fail." Add to that, Delta is "a man who believes that a bullet to the head is generally the optimal method of dealing with the country's enemies". Of course, since all this is without legal due process, clandestine is the operative word.

An interesting line given us in the first adventure says that, "Travis Delta never took unnecessary chances, even in Heaven." The Heaven in this case is a chunk of land in Alaska, really far north in that state, 25 miles north of the Arctic Circle in the Kobuk Valley National Park just west of the Gates of the Arctic. He's owned his 500 hundred acres there for a decade and a half since his parents died in a plane crash when he was 18. Owning that property did not stop him from spending time to earn a college degree and then serve his country as a Navy SEAL in Iraq and Syria, but it was a great place to return to whenever he could. He left only when he received a new mission from Snakeriver.

Delta stands 6'2, weighs 180lbs and the amount of body fat is not really worth mentioning. In addition to his impressive strength earned keeping Nature at bay on his property when not on assignment, he is a sixth degree black belt (unknown art).

Good Lines:
- Delta had learned "the usefulness of killing as many bad guys as possible in the least amount of time".

BOOKS

Number of Books:	8
First Appearance:	2019
Last Appearance:	2024


1			Hollow-Point Diplomacy Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2019 "Russia and Iran have joined forces in an effort to seize control of Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and only one man is capable of making sure that doesn't happen. Travis Delta is the top gun at Snakeriver, a shadowy private company that handles assignments the U.S. government is prohibited from managing on its own."

2			The Jericho Option Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2019 "When terrorists begin striking targets on U.S. soil, black-ops company Snakeriver is tasked with eradicating the threat. The organization's top gun, former Navy SEAL Travis Delta, ordinarily takes care of business in places like Moscow, Tehran, and Riyadh, but he's fully prepared to work within America's borders if given the green light. Will Director of National Intelligence Merritt Sauer have the courage to unleash" a man like Travis Delta?

3			The China Mandate Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2020 "An ISIS base in the Amazon rainforest, a kidnapped quantum physicist, and missiles on the far side of the moon may have nothing in common. But if they do, black-ops agent Travis Delta is the man best equipped to uncover the connection. When America confronts an existential threat from China, the U.S. government quietly taps Delta to solve the problem with his potent brand of extrajudicial diplomacy. But will a Glock 20 and raw courage be enough to neutralize a frightening new weapon that is about to be unleashed?"

4			Mountains Will Fall Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2020 "A cult determined to usher in the End Times now has nuclear weapons in its arsenal, and the plan calls for triggering the most destructive event in human history. Millions of lives hang in the balance as black-ops agent Travis Delta guides a down-to-the-wire operation that will determine America's future."

5			The Moscow Initiative Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2021 "A rogue American president will do anything to keep his Kremlin master from revealing a terrible secret, and the United States finds itself on the brink of dictatorship. Paralyzed by fear after key Washington officials begin disappearing or dying, Supreme Court justices and members of Congress watch as the Constitution is savaged and a brutal Presidential Militia begins crushing all dissent. The one man who might be able to make a difference is facing death deep in Alaska's wilderness and cannot answer his country's desperate cry for help."

6			Moscow's Ashes Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2022 "Russia’s president will stop at nothing to resurrect the Soviet Union and, in the process, drive a wedge between the United States and its European allies. Invasions of Ukraine and Georgia are just the beginning. When Vasily Burov eyes more tempting prey, he vows to use nuclear force against anyone who tries to stop him."

7			Lethal Options Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2023 Book 13 in the Detective Peter Nazareth series. "Detective Pete Nazareth and black-ops legend Travis Delta declare war on a Russian mobster who operates from a fortified island in the Florida Keys. While things are heating up in the Sunshine State, Tara Gimble, Nazareth’s wife and former NYPD partner, faces off with a murderer in Florence, Italy."

8			To Die In Heaven Written by R. H. Johnson Copyright: 2024 "When domestic terrorists threaten to topple the U.S. government, the only obstacle between them and victory is Travis Delta. Badly outnumbered and outgunned, one man holds the country’s fate in his highly capable hands."

MY COMMENTS

My first reaction to this series came before I read any of the books and it had to do with the name of the organization for which the main character works. 'Snakeriver'. It does not give away exactly what it does, which is good for a black-ops company, but it does not convey any excess warmth, either, another plus for a black-ops company.

And then, getting into the books which are filled with action and mayhem and such, I got a pretty good idea of what was to come from the terrific name for the first adventure - 'Hollow-Point Diplomacy'.

Definitely conveys what you get.

GRADE

My Grade: B

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