UNKNOWN

Operation Dark Hour
A Talon Unit Thriller Book 1

As Kabul falls and the world watches in stunned silence, a covert Australian SAS team is deployed on a mission that doesn't officially exist.

Commander Nate Harwood and the elite Talon Unit are tasked with extracting a high-value intelligence asset-codename Nightingale-from the crumbling heart of Afghanistan. But what begins as a daring rescue spirals into a deadly race against time as the team uncovers a betrayal that could collapse Western intelligence operations across the globe.

Haunted by past missions and hardened by years in the shadows, Talon Unit must navigate collapsing alliances, rogue operatives, and a ruthless enemy who anticipates their every move. Among the chaos is Victor Maddox, a former ally turned lethal adversary, orchestrating a shadow war from behind the scenes-and he's one step ahead.

In a world where loyalty has a price and truth is buried beneath layers of classified lies, Talon Unit fights not only for survival-but for the soul of everything they swore to protect.

Operation Dark Hour is the explosive first entry in the Talon Unit series: a gritty, pulse-pounding military thriller packed with sharp tactics, moral complexity, and adrenaline-charged action.

Perfect for fans of Andy McNab, Mark Greaney, and Matthew Reilly.

bout the Author

MJ Hawke is the pen name of Matthew Hull, an Australian author of gritty, high-stakes military thrillers that blend raw realism with pulse-pounding action. Drawing on a deep interest in global conflict, covert operations, and human resilience under pressure, Hawke crafts stories that take readers behind enemy lines and into the minds of elite operatives facing impossible odds.

With a passion for exploring the moral complexity of modern warfare, MJ Hawke's writing is known for its sharp detail, authentic tactics, and emotionally grounded characters. His debut novel, Operation Dark Hour, launches the Talon Unit series-a hard-hitting saga following Australia's most secretive special forces unit during the chaos of the 2021 Kabul withdrawal.

When not writing, Hawke is a keen researcher of military history and strategy, and enjoys exploring the intersection between loyalty, betrayal, and the human cost of conflict.