"Brother vs. Brother in this action packed adventure"
Gideon's War
By: Howard Gordon
Genres: Thriller
Posted: January 21, 2011
In Howard Gordon's new book, GIDEON'S WAR, the story of the fate of the free world held in the hands of rivaling siblings explodes onto the written page in a frantic, action-filled drama that will leave the reader breathless as well as entertained.
Gideon Davis is known for being a skilled negotiator and has worked around the world on behalf of the United States to bring peace where he can. So when he is called upon by the President to bring home a rogue government agent from the small Southeast Asian country of Mohan, Gideon considers the request odd -- until he is told that the agent is his brother Tillman, and he will only surrender himself to Gideon.
Tillman Davis was once a stand-up former Marine, but something has turned him into an unrecognizable extremist calling himself Abu Nadir. Leading a group of pirate- terrorists, Tillman's group has taken over a state-of-the- art oil rig known as the Obelisk, taking hostage the crew and a delegation of diplomats (which just happens to include Uncle Earl). They are threatening to blow the rig sky-high unless their demands are meet, and the clock is ticking away.
Working with only the information supplied by family friend and national security adviser Earl Parker, and a timeline of 48 hours to complete the nearly-impossible mission, Gideon sets out on a harrowing journey that will find him not only seeking answers to why his brother had turned to assisting a extreme jihadist faction, but also desperately trying to keep himself alive.
GIDEON'S WAR reads like an action-adventure ready made for television, which should come as no surprise as its author Howard Gordon was the executive producer of the highly popular show 24. But this is not a bad thing -- the reader can envision just how the drama plays out, and the story clips along at a rapid pace keeping the action going and suspense building to the cliff-hanging end. And there is a little bit of every genre represented here -- angst, intrigue, world politics, family strife and a tiny bit of romance. I hope Gordon has plans for more Gideon Davis books -- this one was certainly a pleasure to read.
Book Summary
Howard Gordon—the longtime executive producer of the hit TV series 24—makes his fiction debut with a tale of political intrigue and international terrorism. Gideon Davis has just 48 hours to bring his rogue agent brother in—before a twisted global conspiracy turns deadly.
GIDEON DAVIS, whose behind-the-scenes negotiating skills have earned him the role of peacemaker in conflicts around the globe, knows more about hush-hush discussions in Capitol corridors than he does about hand-to-hand combat. But his more practical, tactical skills come into play when he’s called on by family friend and government bigwig Earl Parker to chaperone a rogue agent from Southeast Asia to D.C. The agent, Tillman Davis, has promised to turn himself in—but only to his brother, Gideon.
Although the two brothers have been estranged for years, Gideon cannot fathom how his brother could have turned into so ruthless a man. But when the plan for Tillman’s surrender goes awry and Earl Parker is taken hostage, Gideon is forced to embrace his dark side in order to evade hostile locals in war-torn Mohan to make his way to the Obelisk—the multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art oil rig that has been seized by terrorists led by Tillman himself. It is with the help of oil rig manager Kate Murphy that Gideon launches an unlikely one-man rescue.
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by: Howard Gordon
Touchstone
January 1, 2011
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Featuring: Tillman Davis; Gideon Davis; Kate Murphy
320 pages
ISBN: 1439175810
EAN: 9781439175811
Kindle: B003VPWYB4
Hardcover / e-Book