title: The Contractor: Viper's Fury
author: Mark Hill
description: Mark Hill is a graduate of the USAF Academy and holds a BS in Computer Science and an MA in National Security Studies. A fighter pilot for his 20-year career in the USAF, he flew the A-10 and F-16 and was an outstanding graduate of the USAF's prestigious Fighter Weapons School. Since retiring from the USAF, Mark has flown the Gulfstream G-IV all over the world and has served in several aviation leadership positions. Mark and his wife live in Delaware with their four kids, four dogs, two cats and two gerbils. This is his first novel.
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  [CHAPTER 1: A CROOK TAKES REVENGE](section-0002.html#Chapter1)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 2: LEAVE IT TO GASKIN](section-0003.html#Chapter2)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 3: NOW TO THE NORTH](section-0004.html#Chapter3)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 4: A NEAR MISS—TWICE](section-0005.html#Chapter4)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 5: CORNELLI WINS A TRICK](section-0006.html#Chapter5)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 6: THE VIPER ASKS SOME QUESTIONS](section-0007.html#Chapter6)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 7: ‘SO NEAR AND YET—’](section-0008.html#Chpater7)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 8: THE HIGH ROAD AND THE LOW](section-0009.html#Chapter8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 9: SHOCKS, AND MORE SHOCKS](section-0010.html#Chapter9)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 10: FRESH PLANS](section-0011.html#Chapter10)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 11: COMPLICATIONS](section-0012.html#Chapter11)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 12: ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT](section-0013.html#Chapter12)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 13: A WARM SCENT AT LAST](section-0014.html#Chapter13)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 14: GINGER ON A SPOT](section-0015.html#Chapter14)
  
  
  [CHAPTER 15: THE RIVER TAKES A HAND](section-0016.html#Chapter15)
  