Hostile Contact (Paperback, New ed)

Who said the Cold War was dead? In the fictional world of Gordon Kent, only the boundaries have moved. China is now the adversary and espionage has become much more hi-tech, but enterprising American superheroes remain to sort out the world's troubles. This is richly escapist stuff with the unexpected on almost every page. The formula has proved popular in Kent's previous thrillers Night Trap, Peace Maker and Top Hook, and here is another winner. This time the reader is reintroduced to US Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik, who has just returned from a mission that despite its success has inexplicably displeased his bosses in Washington. It has also nettled the political leaders in Beijing, and it seems that Craik faces vengeance from both sides. With his fellow agent Mike Dukas, Craik is lured into another operation which they suspect might not be what it seems. And how right they are. The blockbuster of a story moves around the world and has enough subplots to keep even the wiliest Cold Warrior guessing as to which friend will turn out to be a foe in disguise. Craik and Dukas have a menacing submarine to deal with, US nuclear-carrying vessels to protect, a double agent to sort out, and gangs of assassins to handle. Chuck in a Chinese defector and his family and you have action and psychology coming together in the most powerful of ways. Gordon Kent - the pseudonym of a father-and-son team - has created another espionage novel of epic proportions. The writing is graphic and sometimes gory, the style punchy without descending to pulp. A great read for anyone who loves a good spy yarn given a facelift for the 21st century. (Kirkus UK)

From the acclaimed author of Night Trap, Peacemaker and Top Hook, an exhilarating new tale of modern espionage and flying adventure featuring US Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik -- sure to appeal to the many fans of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown. For years, a high-level CIA mole has been passing secrets to china. Now he's gone, but he's left a deadly legacy... In the seas off Seattle, an unidentified submarine is shadowing American ballistic-missile subs. US Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik will have to draw on all his experience of aerial anti-submarine warfare to track it down. Yet unexpected complications from his last mission threaten to put him out of action before he can even get started. It is only weeks since Craik's pursuit of CIA mole George Shreed ended in a spectacular shootout. Now it seems there are some dangerous people in Washington and Beijing whose world has been shattered by Shreed's fall from grace. They all have their own reasons for revenge -- and they will risk everything to achieve it.

General

Imprint:	HarperCollinsPublishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2004
Authors:	Gordon Kent
Dimensions:	178 x 111 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass Market
Pages:	649
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-713174-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > General Promotions
LSN:	0-00-713174-7
Barcode:	9780007131747

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