Retribution Author:John Copeland In Retribution, one man’s crusade to avenge the death of a fallen comrade turns into an urgent race against time and nuclear terrorism, with the survival of Western civilization hanging in the balance. Retribution is the tale of John Burns, a former Marine officer turned CIA operative who has dedicated his life and career to hunting down t... more »he Arab terrorists who captured, tortured, and murdered his commanding officer, Col. Thomas West. Burns’ personal quest for retribution gives way to a discovery of global proportions: his friend’s murderers have now launched a plan to attack a host of Western cities with nuclear weapons. As Burns chases down a nuclear bomb headed for America, his mission evolves from one of retribution to one of redemption.« less