THE DISCIPLE
Iran is much closer to having operational nuclear weapons than the CIA
believes, and Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has a plan. With
twelve nuclear warheads mounted on twelve missiles, he will make Iran a
martyr nation; then he will lead the world's Muslims in a holy war
against the nonbelievers. However, the Americans have a secret weapon in
a group of Iranian dissidents, including a brother and sister determined
to avenge the death of their beloved grandfather at the hands of the
religious police. They are funneling information to Tommy Carmellini.
They want to stop the attack before their leader launches a new world
war. Will the U.S. government believe the information they are
providing, and can the Americans prevent the Israelis from taking
matters into their own hands, which could prove disastrous?
PIRATE ALLEY
A luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the
Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their
ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali
pirates. An initial rescue mission ends in failure, and the decks are
covered in blood. Unless they are paid a ransom of $200 million within
seven days, the pirates threaten to execute all their hostages. But
information gleaned from a captured Al Qaeda operative indicates that
there is a far more dangerous conspiracy afoot. Once the ransom is paid,
Islamic militants intend to swoop in and slaughter the passengers in an
orgy of terror, hoping to provoke a massive American military response
that will set the Muslim world aflame. Jake Grafton is assigned to
negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while his right-hand man, Tommy
Carmellini, and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an
undercover operation to save the hostages and keep the United States
from being maneuvered into a murderous war.
