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The Aden Effect - A Connor Stark Novel (Hardcover)
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The Aden Effect - A Connor Stark Novel (Hardcover)
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In this exciting contemporary thriller, pirates are capturing ships
at will off the Horn of Africa and the navies of the world cannot
protect the international shipping lanes. In response, the newly
confirmed Ambassador to Yemen, C.J. Sumner, is assigned by the
White House to negotiate access to the rich oil fields off the
island of Socotra and to convince the Yemenis' to help deter the
pirates. Meeting with resistance to her diplomatic overtures,
Sumner becomes desperate as the White House Chief of Staff
continues to question her ability to succeed in the mission. In
need of someone in the military who knows the region and its
people, the Ambassador recruits former naval officer turned
mercenary Connor Stark who is reluctantly returned to active duty
as her defence attache. Meanwhile, Diplomatic Security Agent Damien
Golzari is investigating the domestic death of a State Department
official's son when he stumbles on to an illicit khat trade among
Somali refugees in New England which he traces to the Horn of
Africa. Witnesses are murdered in his wake as he travels to Yemen
only to have his investigation interfered with by Stark. As more
ships are being attacked by pirates, Stark boards a Maddox
International security ship, used to escort the company's cargo
platforms to the oil rigs. Pirates sink it, killing most of the
crew. Stark is rescued by the morale-plagued USS Bennington, a Navy
cruiser on its final deployment. Stark is returned to the Embassy
and plans on meeting with his contact, a Yemeni businessman who is
part of the ruling family. Sumner assigns Golzari to protect Stark
as Golzari's drug trail and murder investigation lead to a shipping
company owned by Stark's contact. Stark and Golzari are ambushed on
their return to the Embassy leading them to believe there is a leak
at the embassy or in Washington. Sumner plans a humanitarian
assistance mission to Socotra to earn the favour of the Yemeni
government. All she is given by the White House is the only ship in
the region - the USS Bennington. During an attack engineered by the
pirates off Socotra, most of the ship's officers are killed. Stark
assumes command of the Bennington and plans a counterattack against
the pirates. The ambitious counterattack is successful. Sumner
negotiates a new treaty with the Yemenis and India to jointly
develop the oil fields and provide mutual security from the Somali
pirates. Stark learns that the pirates have been organised and
funded by a U.S. government official which leads to the White
House. In a final confrontation between law and justice, Stark and
Golzari must decide whether to challenge the most powerful man in
the world.
General
Imprint: |
Naval Institute Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
October 2012 |
Authors: |
Claude Berube
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61251-109-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
War fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-61251-109-0 |
Barcode: |
9781612511092 |
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