Slick!

Slick! Skewers Middle East Politics And American Foreign Policy With A Barbed Humor That Will Leave You Wondering Whether To Laugh Or Cry-When You'Re Not Holding Your Breath. This Satiric Novel Dissects Moq'Tar A Persian Gulf Sultanate Guided By A Berkeley Mba With Grandiose Economic Plans. Moq'Tar Faces Dangerous Instability-And The United States A Black Eye-During A Deadlocked Election Pitting The Nation'S Acting Ceo Against His Playboy Brother. The Ensuing Power Struggle Leaves Bobby Gatling A Retired Special Forces Officer And Senior Advisor To The Ministry Of Security Enmeshed In A Web Of Treachery Blackmail And Hypocrisy. Bobby Must Cope With An Alcoholic U.S. Ambassador And A Puzzling Cultural Attaché While Struggling With Loneliness Doubts About American Intentions And His Personal Safety. All The While A Beautiful Tech-Savvy Princess With A Questionable Past Lurks In The Background.