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Zusatztext A half-dead man is found floating in the South China Sea. He's identifiedas a member of a modern pirate crew whose plan to attack an unarmed yachtwent horribly wrong. It turns out that the yacht had a strong armed contingentwho fought off the pirates. But what really captures Op-Center's attentionis the trace of radiation that is found on the man's body. Thus beginsa search for answers that leads to a terrifying conclusion: a multi-nationalcorporation that has been hired to dispose of nuclear waste is sellingit to terrorists. Informationen zum Autor A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October , sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013. Klappentext A half-dead Singapore pirate is plucked from the Celebes Sea in the Western Pacific, setting off alarms halfway around the world in Washington, D.C. Traces of radiation are found on the man, causing Australian officials to call in Op-Center for a top-secret investigation of nuclear disposal sites. When an empty drum from a recent drop-off is discovered near where the pirate's ship was destroyed, the Op-Center team comes to a terrifying conclusion: A multinational corporation hired to dispose of nuclear waste is selling it instead-to a most unlikely terrorist... Zusammenfassung A half-dead Singapore pirate is plucked from the Celebes Sea in the Western Pacific! setting off alarms halfway around the world in Washington! D.C. Traces of radiation are found on the man! causing Australian officials to call in Op-Center for a top-secret investigation of nuclear disposal sites. When an empty drum from a recent drop-off is discovered near where the pirate's ship was destroyed! the Op-Center team comes to a terrifying conclusion: A multinational corporation hired to dispose of nuclear waste is selling it instead-to a most unlikely terrorist... ...
