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Honour Among Thieves
Spring 1994, Washington, D.C. -- While
the Clinton Administration grapples with its domestic policies,
a sinister plot is being masterminded six thousand miles away
in Baghdad. By using $100 million as bait and spinning a deadly
web of corruption, forgery, and terror, Saddam Hussein seeks to
embarrass the U.S. with the ultimate revenge: to steal a treasured
historical document and then destroy it before the world's media
-- on July 4, 1994.
As the countdown to Independence Day
begins, two agents stand in the way of his nearly flawless plan:
Scott Bradley, a rising star in the CIA who is desperate to prove
his patriotism, and Hannah Kopec, the stunning Mossad operative
who has already lost so much that she fears nothing and trusts
no one. Their unrelenting quest to prevent what would undoubtedly
be the most humiliating day in U.S. history takes them across
four continents and climaxes in a dramatic, triple-twist ending.
Ingeniously plotted and as up-to-the-minute
as today's headlines, Honour Among Thieves resonates
with the brilliant pace that is the trademark of master storyteller
Jeffrey Archer.
"There are enough twists, and
the tantalizing prospect that Saddam might get what's coming to
him, to keep the narrative moving at a brisk pace."
-- Washington Post Book World
"A taut, international political
thriller, professionally crafted and plotted."
-- Milwaukee Journal
"Witty, action-filled... Archer's
masterful narrative provides thrills and surprises."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Undeniably entertaining."
-- Kirkus Reviews
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