The Desert Heist
Will be published approx. on 30. July 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-241-80750-7 (ISBN)
Description
PRE-ORDER THIS THRILLING ADVENTURE OF A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL IN A LOST ARABIAN CITY, FROM FORMER GREEN BERET ALEX DEKKER
'Heart-pounding' - DAVID MCCLOSKEY
'Dekker is the real deal' - GREGG HURWITZ
'Starts like a rocket and never lets up' - BRAD TAYLOR
'To all of you who read me, Dan Brown, James Rollins and Daniel Silva, this is THE book for you. No question. No doubt. It's one terrific story' STEVE BERRY
Former Green Beret, Nate Wilde, knows it'll take something special to get ahead in his new civilian career in academia.
Something like locating the lost Arabian city of Ubar, the legendary Atlantis of the Sands. So, when his proposal for an archaeological dig is rejected by Harvard and his expedition permit denied, he resolves to go anyway.
Success will require a return to the place where many of his comrades were killed or injured when their mission was compromised. In the company of the only men he truly trusts: three survivors of that fateful day - a small band of brothers that includes ex-SAS medic Wally Walton.
But infiltrating through war-torn Yemen is the least of their problems. A team of deadly mercenaries is racing towards Arabia's Empty Quarter, their objective unknown. And Nate's treasure hunt soon becomes a fight for survival, and one in which he and his team must prevail.
Because, win or lose, the outcome will change the course of history . . .
'Heart-pounding' - DAVID MCCLOSKEY
'Dekker is the real deal' - GREGG HURWITZ
'Starts like a rocket and never lets up' - BRAD TAYLOR
'To all of you who read me, Dan Brown, James Rollins and Daniel Silva, this is THE book for you. No question. No doubt. It's one terrific story' STEVE BERRY
Former Green Beret, Nate Wilde, knows it'll take something special to get ahead in his new civilian career in academia.
Something like locating the lost Arabian city of Ubar, the legendary Atlantis of the Sands. So, when his proposal for an archaeological dig is rejected by Harvard and his expedition permit denied, he resolves to go anyway.
Success will require a return to the place where many of his comrades were killed or injured when their mission was compromised. In the company of the only men he truly trusts: three survivors of that fateful day - a small band of brothers that includes ex-SAS medic Wally Walton.
But infiltrating through war-torn Yemen is the least of their problems. A team of deadly mercenaries is racing towards Arabia's Empty Quarter, their objective unknown. And Nate's treasure hunt soon becomes a fight for survival, and one in which he and his team must prevail.
Because, win or lose, the outcome will change the course of history . . .
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-80750-7 (9780241807507)
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Alex Dekker served as a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces 'Green Berets' for nearly 20 years, first with 5th Special Forces Group and then as a special operations team member assigned to the United States Army Special Operations Command. He has deployed multiple times to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations worldwide, and has attended multiple advanced tactical and technical schools within the U.S. Special Operations community and interagency. Alex has traveled to dozens of countries for work and personal adventures and has spent years living abroad. He is an avid student of history who has participated as a volunteer in numerous archaeological digs, is an Arabic speaker, and holds a Masters in Applied Intelligence from Georgetown University. When not traveling, Alex lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Savannah, a former CIA Operations Officer, their children, and their German Shepherd Donovan.