First Frigate

Avid sailor-Clement Alexander, Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering, is tapped by Senator Brinks from Massachusetts to join an unofficial intelligence-gathering committee tasked with discovering the intentions of the newly forming United African Alliance (UAA) concerning their nuclear ambitions. Four members of this committee plan a trip to three countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, ostensibly to continue the work Dr. Alexander had earlier begun as a representative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) to help these countries develop safe, economical nuclear power. During this trip they find out that instead of moving to create weapons grade material - normally a big concern associated with foreign nuclear power - certain members of the UAA leadership have other more threatening aims. When it seems that Clement’s group is getting close to the discovery of this threat they are charged with several phony crimes and forced to escape from the African continent by unusual means. This story follows Clement and his associates as foreign agents lock onto him from the first days of his involvement with Senator Brinks’ committee through their surprisingly adventurous trip, culminating in an unusual sea battle. For inside information about the location of businesses and other places where situations occured, as well as how the cover was created, visit BooksByBareiss.com.

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, David Bareiss attended Palmer High and graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following the six years he spent in the United States Army he began a career in the Connecticut manufacturing industry which included seventeen years as an engineer for a manufacturer of fossil-fired and nuclear power plants. While working in the manufacturing industry he continued his military service in the Connecticut Army National Guard. Between industry jobs David and his wife tried out their entrepreneurial talents as owners of a retail kitchen and bath business and later as owners of a sailboat sales and rental company. David holds a multi-engine commercial pilot license for fixed wing aircraft and is a rotary wing certified flight instructor. David and and his wife culminated their working careers as independent business and computer consultants for manufacturing systems. They now enjoy creating new adventures in Arizona. You may log on to BooksByBareiss.com for more information about Dave.