The Scorpion's Gate
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [12], 305 p. Map. Political advisor Richard A. Clarke, author of the nonfiction Bush government critique AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, continues to draw on what he knows for his fiction debut, a political thriller set in the near future. In 2010, a group of Islamic revolutionaries topples Saudi Arabia's royal House of Saud and sets up the fundamentalist Republic of Islamyah in its place. As the United States and China both attempt to get their hands on Islamyah's oil, and Iran pursues its own agenda there, the new regime struggles to maintain its hold on power, Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some edgewear and soiling.
Keywords: Counterterrorism, Treachery, Geopolitical, Nuclear Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Critical Infrastructure Protection
ISBN: 9780399152948
[Book #64452]
Price: $75.00