# The Vulture Will Lead You to Death: Miami Seaport Thriller > The Vulture Will Lead You to Death by Stephen Francis Montagna is a counterterrorism thriller. At the Port of Miami, one attack could change everything. Canonical: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/ Author: Stephen Francis Montagna Updated: 2026-11-07 Terrorists cross from Cuba to strike the Port of Miami and a supertanker, unaware of the armament ship beside it. A Robert Walker counterterror thriller. ## The book - Title: The Vulture Will Lead You to Death - Author: Stephen Francis Montagna - Genre: Counterterrorism thriller - Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-30-4 - Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-31-1 **At the Port of Miami, one attack could change everything.** Terrorists enter the United States from Cuba with a plan to strike the Port of Miami. They know a supertanker is docked at the seaport and intend to turn it into a devastating target. What they do not know is that a massive ship carrying military supplies is stationed nearby. Its presence could magnify the destruction, turning an already deadly attack into a far greater catastrophe. ### The author’s published description The Vulture Will Lead You to Death; See how terrorists enter the United States from Cuba, their target Miami Seaport/ The terrorists are armed with the knowledge of a super oil tanker docked at that Seaport, but are unaware an equally massive armament ship carry military supplies is stationed at the Seaport and will add to the destructive force once they attack. ## Terror from Cuba, a supertanker in the Port of Miami and the ship nobody counted The Vulture Will Lead You to Death is a counterterrorism thriller on America’s southern edge. Terrorists enter the United States from Cuba with one target, the Port of Miami, where they know a supertanker is docked. What they do not know is that an equally massive armament ship carrying military supplies is stationed at the same seaport, and that it will add its own force to the blast. The book portfolio names the man behind the plot—General Abdol Karim Kalantari, called “The Vulture”—and the force that hunts him: Captain Robert Walker’s elite multinational unit, with Sergeant Dorothy Ramirez, Colonel Bruce Leadbetter and General John White. Before the attack reaches Miami, the Florida Keys become a battlefield. The editorial review published with the novel sets it in the early 2000s and recommends it to readers of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Dale Brown. ## Questions and answers ### What is The Vulture Will Lead You to Death about? Terrorists enter the United States from Cuba with a plan to strike the Port of Miami. They know a supertanker is docked at the seaport and intend to turn it into a devastating target. What they do not know is that a massive ship carrying military supplies is stationed nearby. Its presence could magnify the destruction, turning an already deadly attack into a far greater catastrophe. ### Who is “The Vulture” in The Vulture Will Lead You to Death? General Abdol Karim Kalantari, the Iranian commander behind the attack, according to the book portfolio. A character of the same name appears as Iran’s president in [IFF: Identify Friend or Foe](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/). ### What is the Multi-National Rapid Response Force? The elite strike force at the center of the novel, led in the field by Captain Robert Walker. The review of [Trump’s Brass Escalator](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/) also describes the force, by its initials MNRRF. ### Is The Vulture Will Lead You to Death a standalone novel? Yes. The Vulture Will Lead You to Death stands alone; no other book needs to be read first. It shares characters with other novels: Captain Robert Walker also appears across the author’s other thrillers and leads the [Scorpion Trilogy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/). ### What are the ISBNs for The Vulture Will Lead You to Death? Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-30-4. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-31-1. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN. ### Where can I read more about The Vulture Will Lead You to Death? Read the [editorial review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/) by Santi Sigh for Authors Choice LLC and the [book portfolio](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/), with its characters and themes. ## Sources - The author’s own description of The Vulture Will Lead You to Death, given in full on this page - [The Vulture Will Lead You to Death book portfolio (original flipbook)](https://heyzine.com/flip-book/cb707a712a.html) - [Editorial review of The Vulture Will Lead You to Death — Santi Sigh, Authors Choice LLC](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/) - Edition records from the author’s IngramSpark listings: Paperback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-30-4; Hardback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-31-1 - [Bookseller listing: The Vulture Will Lead You To Death (shop.ingramspark.com)](https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=r3VTQg19IL9zaV17oZW10Zrz3XraScbaQQr1HYbWBIS) ## Cite this page - MLA: Montagna, Stephen Francis. “The Vulture Will Lead You to Death: Miami Seaport Thriller.” *Stephen Francis Montagna*, 7 Nov. 2026, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/. - APA: Montagna, S. F. (2026, November 7). *The Vulture Will Lead You to Death: Miami Seaport Thriller*. Stephen Francis Montagna. https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/ - The novel: Montagna, Stephen Francis. *The Vulture Will Lead You to Death*. Paperback, ISBN 978-1-970301-30-4. ## Keywords The Vulture Will Lead You to Death, Port of Miami terrorist attack novel, counterterrorism thriller, supertanker attack thriller, Florida Keys thriller, Captain Robert Walker, Multi-National Rapid Response Force, Stephen Francis Montagna