Target
Published on 23. August 2011
510 pages
978-1-4532-2648-3 (ISBN)
Description
In the midst of the Cold War, a secret project in the jungles of Central Africa threatens to ignite World War III Peterson is bewildered by the satellite photos in front of him. As head of the CIA, he is never supposed to be surprised, but what could be happening in Chad alarms him. The pictures show a small research installation, nestled in the African jungle, where a West German company claims to be building a base to launch communications satellites for use by developing African nations. But Peterson's analysts tell him that the ordinary, innocent-looking silo is just the size necessary to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile into outer space. If it's nothing more than a harmless research project, why the armed guards? Why did they kill two of the agents the CIA sent to investigate, and capture another? And why are the Soviets interested? The answer to these questions is a single terrible secret--one that could lead to nuclear war. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
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Person
Brian Freemantle (b. 1936) is one of Britain's most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s.
Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international acknowledgment. He would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series.
Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two about Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian policeman who work together to combat organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, England.
Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two about Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian policeman who work together to combat organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, England.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Book One
- 1
- 2
- 3
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- Epilogue
- Book Two
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- Epilogue
- Book Three
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- Epilogue
- Author's Note
- A Biography of Brian Freemantle
- Copyright Page
