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Fantome (Paperback)
Lauren Adams; P. A. Morris
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R295
Discovery Miles 2 950
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Returning to her dig in Mosul Iraq after being abducted to the
jungles of Meso-America, noted archaeologist Anastasia Nedved
receives a mysterious e-mail asking for help from an old colleague
searching for the Lost City of Gold somewhere in the Amazon. A city
reported by the Conquistadores to be guarded by mystical
headhunters. She also learns that Sergeant Terry, the soldier who
complicated her life while rescuing her in Meso-America has
miraculously survived and returned to Mosul to heal from his
wounds. Ana needs to convince Sergeant Terry to guard her once
again. This time in the Amazon jungle. There would be no rest for
the man who moved so quickly and fought so skillfully to protect
her before. An Aspie, as well as a master of aikido, his movements
and primal instincts were so similar to the feared jaguar that the
natives had named him "Yaguara." But Terry's biggest obstacle isn't
his health. During their previous trek, he and Ana learned a lot
about each other, as well as themselves. They bickered and taunted
each other constantly. Neither was prepared to face the fact that
they might truly care about each other. So follow the two main
characters and chuckle at their never ending battle of wits, from
confrontations with Amazonian headhunters, to the barren West Texas
plains, the source of a mysterious scourge of mass destruction bent
on destroying a global power. They must stop the sinister leader of
the paramilitary organization behind it. The Good Guys include the
big Texas FBI agent Freddie Larsen who speaks more Texan than
English; the 400 pound Orpheus, an Interpol agent with his own
agenda; Moses, a goodhearted headhunter; and Kuruk, a West Texas
Apache on his own mission. A unique, fast-paced blend of a thriller
plot and humorous characters.
Derek Joseph's '59 Bonneville convertible, with the top still down
in a driving rain storm, is burnt beyond recognition when the house
he is standing in front of blows up and relocates in pieces across
the neighborhood. And the cops think he may have been behind the
explosion. Broke, hurting and now occupying a hospital bed with a
cop stationed outside the door and the FBI wanting to interrogate
him, Derek keeps whispering to himself, "I am truly blessed " After
meeting with the FBI the ex-Army Ranger agrees to help them attempt
to thwart a potential international crisis. Enter Teri Davis, the
rookie agent who was the heroine of the earlier P.A. Morris
thriller, www.horrorscope.death.org. With neither person relishing
the assignment of having to live together and act like they really
like each other, the action and the fun begins. They need to find
the scientist who can help them unravel the mystery behind the
international threat; capture one of the Yakuza who is hunting them
down, while avoiding the others; tolerate the interference of Frank
Murdock, the pompous White House chief of staff; and not kill each
other in the process as they bicker their way to the conclusion.
Derek joins an elite Seal team with a mission to find out what the
Yakuza are hiding deep in the mines of the abandoned Hashima
Island, better known as Ghost Island. If the Yakuza are successful,
this island off of the coast of Japan will soon be known as Death
Island. Meanwhile, back home, Teri is left alone with her Glock to
try and stay alive. Finally, thousands of miles apart, Teri and
Derek both wonder if their contentious relationship has crossed the
emotional line between perceived unfriendliness and really caring
for each other. More importantly, realizing that not all stories
have a happy ending, was it too late to find out if they are truly
BLESSED?
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