Hong Kong by Stephen Coonts
Following the success of his New York Times bestseller, Cuba, Stephen Coonts once again combines masterful storytelling with a frighteningly plausible scenario set in one of the world's most volatile hot spots. This time, however, for Admiral Jake Grafton the stakes will be chillingly personal.
Jake Grafton takes his wife, Callie, along when the U.S. government sends him to Hong Kong to find out how deeply the U.S. consul-general is embedded in a political money-raising scandal. And why not? Jake and Callie met and fell in love in Hong Kong during the Vietnam War, and the consul-general is an old friend from those days, Tiger Cole. The Graftons quickly discover that Hong Kong is a powder keg ready to explode. A political murder and the closure of a foreign bank by the communist government are the sparks that light the fuse . . . and Tiger Cole is right in the middle of the action. When Callie is kidnapped by a rebel faction, Jake finds himself drawn into the vortex of a high-tech civil war. Drawing on the skills of CIA operative Tommy Carmellini, in order to save his wife Jake Grafton must figure out who he can trust-both among the Western factions vying for control of the volatile situation, and among the Chinese patriots fighting for their nation's future-and make sure the right side wins.Stephen Coonts is the author of a number of best-selling novels, including The Disciple, The Assassin, and the Deep Black and Saucers series, as well as a number of other works that have been translated and published all over the world. Combat, On Glorious Wings, Victory, and War in the Air are four anthologies he edited. He is a graduate of West Virginia University and the University of Colorado School of Law, as well as a former navy aviator and Vietnam combat veteran.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312253394 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312253397 |
| Title | Hong Kong |
| Author | Stephen Coonts |
| Series | Jake Grafton Novels |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2000-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 350 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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