Coercion by Tim Tigner
The phone rings and the offer is made, leaving you only seconds to decide. Betray your country, or watch your family drop dead before your eyes. After the Iron Curtain's collapse, Russia appears to be finished as a superpower. But KGB general Vasily Karpov is secretly working to restore Russia's status by forcing Americans into traitorous acts of espionage and sabotage, with the aid of a new secret weapon. Meanwhile, his biggest target is within Russia, where Karpov is plotting to capture the Kremlin for himself. Former US soldier and spy Alex Ferris becomes the first to fathom Karpov's grand plans. Racing from San Francisco to Siberia, Alex must elude ambushes, assassins, and death from exposure as he wages a one-man war against a growing global threat and the resurgence of the Soviets. Revised edition: This edition of Coercion includes editorial revisions.
Tim Tigner is a masterful storyteller with a nose for intrigue and a careful eye for historical detailSet in the aftermath of the collapse of the Iron Curtain, his latest book, Coercion, is a compelling tale of espionage and betrayal, one that will leave its readers wanting more. -James A. Baker, III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State An entertaining thriller...with well-paced action, appealing characters, and snappy writing. -Kirkus (Starred Review) A brilliant, must-read thriller-as good or better than Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum. -John Mariotti This plan is very well thought out, and is chilling in its simplicity...the story flowed beautifully. -Chrissi for BookLore Reviews
Tim began his career in Soviet Counterintelligence with the US Army Special Forces, the Green Berets. That was back in the Cold War days when, We learned Russian so you didn't have to, something he did at the Presidio of Monterey alongside Recon Marines and Navy SEALs. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, Tim switched from espionage to arbitrage. Armed with a Wharton MBA rather than a Colt M16, he moved to Moscow in the midst of Perestroika. There, he lead prominent multinational medical companies, worked with cosmonauts on the MIR Space Station (from Earth, alas), chaired the Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, and helped write Russia's first law on healthcare. Moving to Brussels during the formation of the EU, Tim ran Europe, Middle East, and Africa for a Johnson & Johnson company and traveled like a character in a Robert Ludlum novel. He eventually landed in Silicon Valley, where he launched new medical technologies as a startup CEO. In his free time, Tim has climbed the peaks of Mount Olympus, went hang gliding from the cliffs of Rio de Janeiro, and ballooned over Belgium. He earned scuba certification in Turkey, learned to ski in Slovenia, and ran the Serengeti with a Maasai warrior. He acted on stage in Portugal, taught negotiations in Germany, and chaired a healthcare conference in Holland. Tim studied psychology in France, radiology in England, and philosophy in Greece. He has enjoyed ballet at the Bolshoi, the opera on Lake Como, and the symphony in Vienna. He's been a marathoner, paratrooper, triathlete, and yogi. Intent on combining his creativity with his experience, Tim began writing thrillers in 1996 from an apartment overlooking Moscow's Gorky Park. Twenty years later, his passion for creative writing continues to grow every day. His home office now overlooks a vineyard in Northern California, where he lives with his wife Elena and their two daughters. Tim grew up in the Midwest, and graduated from Hanover College with a BA in Philosophy and Mathematics. After military service and work as a financial analyst and foreign-exchange trader, he earned an MBA in Finance and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Thank you for taking the time to read about the author. Tim loves to correspond with his fans, and invites you to reach him directly at tim@timtigner.com. Meanwhile, consider visiting www.timtigner.com where you can get one of his eBooks for free.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781503944367 |
| ISBN 10 | 1503944360 |
| Titel | Coercion |
| Autor | Tim Tigner |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Thomas And Mercer |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2015-07-07 |
| Seitenanzahl | 320 |
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