Peacemaker

Description

Written with the authority that comes from personal experience, Gordon Kent's acclaimed debut, Night Trap, marked the launch of an astonishing new thriller talent. In this compelling new novel, hero Alan Craik is plunged into adventures on land, at sea and in the air in some of the world's most dangerous hotspots. When he learns that his best friend, a CIA agent, has been kidnapped in trouble-torn central Africa Alan flies out to join a Mediterranean-bound US fleet that has had to split in two to cover the growing African crisis. From there he embarks on an audacious but ill-fated rescue attempt that leaves him and his wounded friend stranded in the middle of the continent, facing a daunting escape cross-country as bloody war rages all around them. Meanwhile, with its flag aircraft carrier separated from its battlecruiser by a thousand miles, the overstretched US fleet is facing new dangers, as the test launch off the coast of Libya of Peacemaker, a top-secret weapon, comes under threat from an unexpected quarter.

Gordon Kent is the pseudonym of a father-and-son writing team, both of whom have extensive personal experience in the US Navy. Both are former Intelligence officers and both served as aircrew. The son earned his Observer wings in S-3 Vikings during the Gulf conflict. After service in the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, Pacific and Africa, he left active duty in 1999.

Praise for PEACEMAKER: 'This fireball of a military thriller. . . Few authors integrate multiple plots with such dazzling 3-D realism and technical accuracy. . . Harrowing shipboard battles, nail-biting emergency plane flights and riveting action drive this turbo-charged thriller. A tour de force with near hypnotic pull, Kent's second outing scores a bull's-eye' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'Heroes of both sexes to root for, deliciously corrupt villains to create anxiety: this rollicking, rousing naval thriller bears comparison to the genre's best.' KIRKUS REVIEWS Praise for NIGHT TRAP: 'Kent knows his subject at first hand and the expertise shows on the page: high stakes, pounding tension and the best dogfights put on paper. A lot of thrillers these days, you come away feeling like you've been in a simulator. Gordon Kent straps you into the real thing. Enjoy the ride!' IAN RANKIN 'Flying, spying and dying Night Trap is the real straight Navy stuff. Better strap yourself to the chair for this one. I loved it.' STEPHEN COONTS