Force Protection

<p>From the acclaimed author of Top Hook and Hostile Contact the fifth exhilarating tale of modern espionage and military adventure featuring US Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik – sure to appeal to the many fans of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown.</p> <p>Alan Craik and his US Navy battlegroup confront two new enemies: international organized crime and a massive storm at sea.</p> <p>Alan is back on the aircraft carrier USS Thomas Jefferson using the latest radar technology to monitor smuggling craft in the Indian Ocean between Pakistan and Somalia. As a break he is sent ashore to assess the port of Mombasa for a forthcoming liberty visit.</p> <p>While the battlegroup remains at sea because of a brewing storm he arrives in Mombasa safely. But he is hardly on the beach when a US Navy support ship is blown up at the dockside. Chaos ensues and further acts of violence. Soon – cut off from support by the storm at sea – Alan is charged with the task of tracking down the faceless people behind these apparently motiveless terrorist attacks.</p>