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From the perennial New York Times bestselling author of THE DISCIPLE comes an action-packed tale of piracy, murder and terrorism on the high seas. When an American luxury liner is taken hostage by pirates Jake Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while his right hand man, Tommy Carmellini, and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation.

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Stephen Coonts studierte Politologie an der Universität von West Virginia und war Pilot bei der Navy. 1977 schied er aus dem Militärdienst aus und absolvierte ein Jurastudium. Er ist seit langem einer der erfolgreichsten Autoren Amerikas und lebt heute in Boulder, Colorado.

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Stephen Coonts flew as a naval aviator combat missions during the Vietnam War. A former attorney and the author of 15 New York Times bestsellers, he and his wife reside in Colorado.

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