Book description
From the acclaimed author of Night Trap, the second exhilarating tale
of modern espionage and military adventure featuring US Navy
intelligence officer Alan Craik.
US Navy Intelligence officer Alan Craik is plunged into adventures on
land, at sea and in the air in this action-packed new tale of betrayal,
conspiracy and modern espionage - written with the authority that comes
from personal experience.
Alan Craik is back from sea duty and rapidly tiring of life behind a
Pentagon desk when he learns that his best friend, a CIA agent, has been
kidnapped in central Africa - just as Rwanda is about to be engulfed in
violence. Before long, Alan flies out to join the US fleet off the
African coast, ready to launch a bold rescue mission. But events spiral
wildly out of control, and soon he and his wounded friend find
themselves stranded in the middle of the continent with war raging all
around. Praise for PEACEMAKER:
'This fireball of a military thriller… Few authors integrate multiple
plots with such dazzling 3-D realism and technical accuracy… Harrowing
shipboard battles, nail-biting emergency plane flights and riveting
action drive this turbo-charged thriller. A tour de force with near
hypnotic pull, Kent's second outing scores a bull's-eye' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'Heroes of both sexes to root for, deliciously corrupt villains to
create anxiety: this rollicking, rousing naval thriller bears comparison
to the genre's best.' KIRKUS REVIEWS
Praise for NIGHT TRAP:
'Kent knows his subject at first hand and the expertise shows on the
page: high stakes, pounding tension and the best dogfights put on paper.
A lot of thrillers these days, you come away feeling like you've been in
a simulator. Gordon Kent straps you into the real thing. Enjoy the
ride!' IAN RANKIN
'Flying, spying and dying - Night Trap is the real straight Navy stuff.
Better strap yourself to the chair for this one. I loved it.' STEPHEN
COONTS Gordon Kent is the pseudonym of a father-and-son writing team,
both of whom have extensive personal experience in the US Navy. Both are
former Intelligence officers and both served as aircrew. The son earned
his Observer wings in S-3 Vikings during the Gulf conflict. After
service in the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, Pacific and Africa, he left
active duty in 1999. They have recently completed a third Alan Craik
novel - TOP HOOK.
