The Somali Deception Episode III - Softcover

Smith, Daniel Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988649357 ISBN 13: 9780988649354

Publisher: Holt Smith Limited, 2013

Synopsis

From the author of The Cathari Treasure - Kindle's #1 International Men's AdventureThe Somali DeceptionEpisode III of IV
Featuring Former Super Légionnaire Cameron KincaidWhen Cameron Kincaid is asked to rescue a former lover from aboard a hijacked yacht he discovers that the true Somali Pirates live in the London luxury suites of The May Fair Hotel, wear tailored Savile Row suits, and deal high stakes in the lounges of Paris, Ibiza, and Dubai. From explosive incursions to clandestine infiltrations, the action is nonstop and the deceptions are many. 
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THE SOMALI DECEPTION is an adventure thriller that features the Somali Pirates and the Rex Mundi, two groups from the pages of history and mystery now gaining global popularity.

About this title

From the Author

Thank you for considering episode three of The Somali Deception.  This story is the second in the Cameron Kincaid series and a favorite of my lovely wife.  The original draft of the manuscript, shorter and much different that the final release, was written during November of 2010 for nanowrimo, or national novel writing month. I had planned a different project, and then came an intriguing discussion concerning the misconception of piracy with my friend Margot Kiser, an American reporting from Kenya. Coincidentally I have other friends that had already stirred my curiosity for the region, particularly my good friend Alastair Boyd, who at the time was an eco-lodge director in Laikipia. That was 2010, what happened? Well in January 2011, I was asked to oversee a multinational tech surge, in a hired gun manner if you will, and The Somali Deception was shelved.  After the consulting engagement, I returned to writing full time, and did not return to The Somali Deception.  Then in April of 2013, The Cathari Treasure connected with an audience and began to climb the Best Seller list, sparking encouragement from my wife to dust off the next in the series.  Around the same time, an editor from a New York publishing house inquired as to whether the story could be told as an episodic serial.  Up for the challenge, I rescaled the project and the result was a four episode serial with twice the action as the first story in the series.
 
The are numerous contributors that bring a project to completion, my family first and foremost, a myriad of fellow authors and friends on twitter, and countless others.
Individually I want to thank Chad Ness, Lon Grover, Alastair Boyd, and Margot Kiser all of whom supported the project either through shared research or the diligent reading of first drafts.  I would also like to thank the readers that signed up as First Readers for this manuscript as their contributions have helped me to create a better release edition.
 
If you enjoyed The Somali Deception, I would appreciate if you would share your thoughts in a review. Reviews help other readers that may have similar interest as you decide whether this is a story they would like to read.
And again thank you.

About the Author

Daniel Arthur Smith is the author of the international bestsellers HUGH HOWEY LIVES, THE CATHARI TREASURE, THE SOMALI DECEPTION, and a few other novels and short stories.
He was raised in Michigan and graduated from Western Michigan University where he studied meta-physics, cognitive science, philosophy, and comparative religion.  He began his career as a bartender, barista, poetry house proprietor, teacher and then became a technologist and futurist for the Fortune 100 across North America and Europe.
Daniel has traveled to over 300 cities in 22 countries, residing in Los Angeles, Kalamazoo, Prague, Crete, and now writes in Manhattan where he lives with his wife and young sons.
 
For more information, visit danielarthursmith.com
 
Readers who subscribe to Daniel's newsletter receive free copies of his books, usually before they are published: danielarthursmith.com/newsletter

About this edition

• Publisher: Holt Smith Limited
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0988649357
• ISBN 13: 9780988649354
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88