Two New Political Thrillers Centering on Afghanistan and Cuba
I have two new thrillers on the way. . .
TRIBE - A Thriller About Afghanistan
Afghanistan: A battlefield of power. A graveyard of reputations.
TRIBE is about how power, love, and fathers and daughters come into play in conflict-riven Afghanistan, and about the dysfunctionality of government. A secret peace with the Taliban. Secured with a huge Central Asian oil deal. Virtually guaranteeing the re-election of a President. The backers will garner enormous wealth. CIA officer Harry Brennan's moral conscience compels him to get in the way of this plot. In doing so, he faces political enemies at home more dangerous than the terrorists who have kidnapped his daughter, Laurie. And her fate is inextricably tied to that of KGB agent Sergei Nemsky's daughter, Anya, in need of treatment for a rare disease. The two men, drawing on their respective spycraft skills and connections, form a secret and risky pact to save their daughters’ lives. Harry’s career takes off after he falls in love with a young and politically powerful Washington socialite. But the resulting tension between his career and commitment to the truth and to Laurie eventually compel Harry to balk and unilaterally take on the powerful men and women behind the pay-for-play conspiracy. The fast-paced action takes place in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Washington.
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TRIBE Sample Chapters
HAVANA QUEEN - The Year of Living Dangerously in a Cuban Setting
The End of Days arrives for the Castro brothers. The revolution is coming apart at the seams. As building after building collapses from sheer rot and as food is rationed further, the Cuban people have had enough and take to the streets. Convinced that it is a Yankee plot, the paranoid communist leadership steps up intelligence operations against the United States. CIA double agents are assassinated. Cuban agents, in turn, are methodically liquidated. A shadowy war of spy vs spy is carried on around the globe. Into this maelstrom is thrown Cuban American FBI agent Nick Castillo. Captured and waterboarded, and seduced by a femme fatale Cuban spymaster, Nick escapes to join the growing anti-regime rebellion. He returns home to track down Cuban moles inside the U.S. government who are feeding secrets to Havana. Trouble is, can Nick trust his own government? He seeks the truth in a wilderness of mirrors. But is vulnerable due to the dark secret he is hiding in his own soul.
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HAVANA QUEEN Sample Chapters
I have seen no fiction on the market with the detailed insider knowledge of national security workings that my books possess. In a faustian pact with Uncle Sam, I am required to obtain pre-publication security clearance of all of my writings prior to publication (a la Valerie Plame). This review resulted in redactions and changes in TRIBE. It is this grounding in the real national security world that distinguishes my books from those of the competition.