The Hostage
New York, N.Y. Jove Books, 2006. First Printing [Stated]. Mass Market Paperback. [12], 750, [6] pages. Map. This is a Presidential Agent novel. William Edmund Butterworth III (November 10, 1929 – February 12, 2019), better known by his pen name W. E. B. Griffin, was an American writer of military and detective fiction with 59 novels in seven series published under that name. 21 of those books were co-written with his son, William E Butterworth IV. He also published under 11 other pseudonyms and three versions of his real name (W. E. Butterworth, William E. Butterworth, and William E. Butterworth III). He joined the United States Army in 1946. His military occupation was counterintelligence and in this capacity he served in the Constabulary in Germany, thus earning the Army of Occupation Medal. One of Griffin's duties was delivering food to German general officers, and their families, including the widow of would-be Hitler assassin Claus von Stauffenberg. His exposure to German military and civilian aristocracy supplied much of the inspiration for such Griffin creations as Oberst Graf von Greiffenberg, who appears in several of the Brotherhood of War novels. After the end of the Korean War, Griffin continued to work for the military in a civilian capacity as Chief of the Publications Division of the U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama. After his first three novels proved successful, he left this job to pursue writing full-time. He has 160 fiction and nonfiction works to his credit. He was well-known and respected in the literary world for his thrillers and crime novels. Griffin's knowledge of military jargon and administrative writing style shows in his works. An American diplomat's wife is kidnapped in Argentina, and her husband is murdered before her eyes. She is told her children will be next if she doesn't tell the kidnappers where her brother is--a man who may know quite a bit about the burgeoning United Nations/Iraq oil-for-food scandal. W. E. B. Griffin’s #1 New York Times bestselling series finds Presidential Agent Charley Castillo in the middle of an investigation into kidnapping, assassination, and even political scandal in this action-packed thriller. U.S. Army Special Forces Major Charley Castillo is tasked with a discreet mission by the President himself: to investigate the death of an American diplomat in Argentina and the kidnapping of that diplomat’s wife. With the woman’s children and family now at risk, Castillo’s running out of time to uncover the connections and truth behind it all. Amidst threats, murder, and a scandal tying the United Nations to Iraq, there is also a lot of money flying around—and some people will do anything it takes to get their hands on it. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Diplomats, Oil-for-Food Scandal, William Edmund Butterworth, Kidnapping, Hostage, Charles Castillo, Murder, Charley Castillo, Government Agent
ISBN: 9780515142402
[Book #80190]
Price: $15.00