About the AuthorDavid M. Salkin is the author of eight thrillers in various genres, including military espionage, crime, horror, science-fiction, action-adventure and mystery. His books have received Gold and Bronze medals in the Stars Flags book awards. Salkin an elected official in Freehold Township, NJ where he has served for twenty years in various roles including Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Township Committeeman and Police Commissioner. He co-owns Salkins Jewel Case with his brother and is a Master Graduate Gemologist. When not working or writing, David prefers to be Scuba diving with his family. He is a Master Diver and fish geek, as well as a pretty good chef and wine aficionado. Some of his famous recipes were perfected in the parking lot of Giants Stadium. what is a book enthusiast The Team: Book One
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. "Just another day at the office."By T. SandersAs far as engaging military thriller story lines go, this one ranks fairly high on the scale for me. Its tone and theme is reminiscent of popular films such as Black Hawk Down and Behind Enemy Lines.The plot was well laid-out with several satisfying twists and brought to fruition in the end without the need of a cliffhanger, which I personally appreciated. Though the author still left room for a potential sequel.The characters were portrayed in a true-to-form manner that made them believable and even likable. The language in this book is quite colorful, but seemed to be appropriately placed and not overly frequent to take away from the story.I very much enjoyed this book and could see it being made into a successful film. I look forward to future works by this author.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The only easy day was yesterdayBy claudette valliereDidn't know what to expect with this one but it rocked. Spoiler alert.This one starts with a team of Navy SEALS some Rangers, US Marines and some CIA operatives on vacation in Hawaii after one hell of a mission.Chris McKey is with the CIA and has been for over twenty years. Chris Cascaes is a Navy SEAL and has led his team for eight years. Both they and the team are more than capable operators.Right now they are all on vacation and have been playing baseball with any and all who want to play against them. They have been kicking a** and winning.McKey is a Vienam vet and older than most of the others. He remembers another vet who told them that during that war he and a team put on exhibition games all over the area. It was a ploy for some spying and other not quite so cute goings on. Not many had ever hard of the operation and it stayed a secret for decades.This gets McKey thinking. How bout a Navy Team of baseball players, like the ones he's with right now, doing exhibition games all over the middle east. While the game is being played team members will be out doing what they need to do. Its an idea he pushs to his boss, Dex.So begins one damned fine read.This one has McKey, Casceas, his team of SEALS, Moose, Ripper, Jensen, McCoy, Cohan, O'Connor, Marine Recon, Hodges the team sniper, Jones, Santos, Army Rangers Woods, Koches, CIA operators, Perez, Smith, Stewart, a game played in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi Prince who brings in ringers who are professional baseball players, the game, Casceas and members of his team who are looking for fifty million US dollars, they find the money, lose the game on purpose, head home with the money, Jihadists with a plan using sarin gas, an attack on a US base in Saudi Arabia, another planned attack on a stadium where a soccer game is being played, US personnel with trained dogs looking for the sarin gas, US civilians who speak the language and help out and McKey and Casceas doing their best to topple the plot, save lives and survive.Five Stars just ain't enough. Super read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good bookBy asgcrt2002While I was initially disappointed when this book arrived, due to its size, by the time I was done reading it that disappointment was gone. This is a good book. There are characters that are based on real life heroes, and those characters are in the roles the real heroes were in. Overall, were someone to ask me if this book is worth reading, my answer would be a resounding yes.