Under Siege

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Stephen Coonts' most exciting, fast-paced növel yet marks the return of Jaké Grafton, the unforgettable hero of his three previous New York Times bestsellers, Flight of the Intruder, Final Flight, and The Minotaur. UNDER SIEGE captures a chilling nightmare scenario, one that has already devastated Colombia and sent shock waves around the world. In a növel as immediate and gripping as tomorrow's headlines, the war against the drug lords is exploding within the borders of the United States-striking at the very center of the American government. When the kingpin of the Medellin drug cartel is extradited to Washington, D.C. to start trial, President George Bush is severely wounded by a hired assassin. Vice President Dan Quayle assumes the responsibility for directing the fight against a criminal army that now rules the streets. Captain Jaké Grafton, working for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the battle to regain control of our nation's capital, faces the dual threat of a... Tovább

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Stephen Coonts' most exciting, fast-paced növel yet marks the return of Jaké Grafton, the unforgettable hero of his three previous New York Times bestsellers, Flight of the Intruder, Final Flight, and The Minotaur. UNDER SIEGE captures a chilling nightmare scenario, one that has already devastated Colombia and sent shock waves around the world. In a növel as immediate and gripping as tomorrow's headlines, the war against the drug lords is exploding within the borders of the United States-striking at the very center of the American government. When the kingpin of the Medellin drug cartel is extradited to Washington, D.C. to start trial, President George Bush is severely wounded by a hired assassin. Vice President Dan Quayle assumes the responsibility for directing the fight against a criminal army that now rules the streets. Captain Jaké Grafton, working for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the battle to regain control of our nation's capital, faces the dual threat of a determined assassin and an equally determined, vicious drug lord-both intent on plunging the United States into chaos. Filled with a east of vivid, compelling characters, and charged with the drama of the U.S. military's most deadly challenge by an enemy on our own soii, UNDER SIEGE is vintage Stephen Coonts and will resonate long in our imaginations. Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman says, "Coonts' books have a unique power because his (continued on back flap)
(continued from front flap) yarn is spun of real political dilemmas, personal crises and humán failings drawn from the current world and worthy of high drama." UNDER SIEGE, fiiled with heart-stopping suspense and striking psychological depth, secures Stephen Coonts' reputation as one of our major contemporary novelists. STEPHEN COONTS graduated from West Virginia University in 1968 with a degree in political science and a commission in the Navy. From 1971 to 1973, Mr. Coonts flew carrier-based A-6 bombers against targets in North and South Vietnam and in Laos. He accumulated sixteen hundred hours in the Intruder and earned a number of Navy commendations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. Mr. Coonts, a former attorney, now resides in Boulder. Colorado. Vissza