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On its way home from a mission in the Mediterranean, the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is about to be ambushed by Bin Golem, a ruthless terrorist with ties to the al-Quaeda network. The carrier's only hope of avoiding certain disaster is CIA special agent Stan Polinsky, an unlikely hero engaged in a furious race against the clock to stop the terrorists from executing their devious plan.
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TONY ANTHONY, born in New York, served as a combat correspondent in Vietnam.
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His stories and photographs appeared in Stars & Stripes as well as in newspapers around the world; he was eventually promoted to sergeant and received several medals and honors for his reporting. He has written one previous book, LIFE IS WAR: BUT YOU CAN WIN, intended to help Vietnam veterans deal with post-traumatic stress. He resides in Connecticut with his wife and two sons.
First published in Germany in September 2000, this spy thriller by Swiss author Douglas (Zero Philadelphia) made headlines for its eerily prescient premise, which includes the attempted terrorist destruction of a U.S. aircraft carrier and the bombing of a New York City office building. An al Qaida-affiliated terrorist mastermind, Yussef bin Golem, wants to sink the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which is returning home from the Ionian Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar. He diverts U.S. attention with the bombing of a covert CIA communications center in Manhattan. Then, moving his base to the Shiraz, a converted supertanker, he heads for Gibraltar, setting in motion a plot to blackmail Nadine Moran, brilliant French cryptologist developing secret codes for the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, Swiss novelist Stan Polinsky, under suspicion for his uncle's murder, is pondering the uncle's inscrutable deathbed whispers of "Nadine" and the contents of his mysterious red file. The desperate Moran intercepts Polinsky in Zurich and enlists his aid. But which side is she working for? Burdened with superfluous characters, plot twists and a comic book showdown between Polinsky and bin Golem, the novel is also sidetracked by the hijacking of a plane full of high-level American tourists. In spite of these flaws, the thriller is Douglas's strongest work thus far. Though he doesn't yet rank with genre masters, readers will no doubt marvel at Douglas's prophetic vision.
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- PublisherWelcome Rain Publishers
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1566492602
- ISBN 13 9781566492607
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages448
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Good. About the Author TONY ANTHONY, born in New York, served as a combat correspondent in Vietnam. His stories and photographs appeared in Stars & Stripes as well as in newspapers around the world; he was eventually promoted to sergeant and received several medals and honors for his reporting. He has written one previous book, LIFE IS WAR: BUT YOU CAN WIN, intended to help Vietnam veterans deal with post-traumatic stress. He resides in Connecticut with his wife and two sons. Product Description On its way home from a mission in the Mediterranean, the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is about to be ambushed by Bin Golem, a ruthless terrorist with ties to the al-Quaeda network. The carrier's only hope of avoiding certain disaster is CIA special agent Stan Polinsky, an unlikely hero engaged in a furious race against the clock to stop the terrorists from executing their devious plan. From Publishers Weekly First published in Germany in September 2000, this spy thriller by Swiss author Douglas (Zero Philadelphia) made headlines for its eerily prescient premise, which includes the attempted terrorist destruction of a U.S. aircraft carrier and the bombing of a New York City office building. An al Qaida-affiliated terrorist mastermind, Yussef bin Golem, wants to sink the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which is returning home from the Ionian Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar. He diverts U.S. attention with the bombing of a covert CIA communications center in Manhattan. Then, moving his base to the Shiraz, a converted supertanker, he heads for Gibraltar, setting in motion a plot to blackmail Nadine Moran, brilliant French cryptologist developing secret codes for the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, Swiss novelist Stan Polinsky, under suspicion for his uncle's murder, is pondering the uncle's inscrutable deathbed whispers of "Nadine" and the contents of his mysterious red file. The desperate Moran intercepts Polinsky in Zurich and enlists his aid. But which side is she working for? Burdened with superfluous characters, plot twists and a comic book showdown between Polinsky and bin Golem, the novel is also sidetracked by the hijacking of a plane full of high-level American tourists. In spite of these flaws, the thriller is Douglas's strongest work thus far. Though he doesn't yet rank with genre masters, readers will no doubt marvel at Douglas's prophetic vision.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Seller Inventory # SONG1566492602
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