Pursuing Shaytan

ISBN: 1470117649

Author: Tarwater, Mark W.

Condition: New

Product Description It was meant to be a simple task for former Army Ranger, Matthew Storms. Fly to Kenya, resolve a minor issue affecting the nonprofit organization he worked for, and then return home to sort out the rest of his life. So how had he become entangled in a desperate race through East Africa to save kidnapped members of a U.S.-based charitable foundation from a rogue cell of al Qaeda terrorists? And what should he make of rumors circulating that the terrorists are negotiating the purchase of weapons-grade plutonium? None of this was really his affair. He had no legal jurisdiction in Africa. Let African law enforcement or the FBIs new international Legal Attaché team handle it. Hadnt one of the FBIs Assistant Directors personally ordered him off the pursuit - even threatened to have him arrested? Matt had sworn to never harm another individual following his military discharge. Hed committed himself to helping the poor and forgotten throughout the world. Still, Matt knows he has no choice but to persevere. One of the hostages is a former college sweetheart - someone he never really stopped loving. And Matt has finally realized that she is the missing link in his desperate search for inner peace and happiness. Time is running out. Matt will need to make his move soon. But there is one very serious problem. Through all the covert military operations of his previous Army Ranger career, never did Matt face anyone as dangerous as the leader of the al Qaeda group that now holds the hostages. And all the knowledge, skill and training from his past might not be enough to defeat the evil Haidar bin-Ayaz, better known to his enemies as Shaytan - the devil. About the Author Mark Tarwater lives in the Midwest, but says his heart resides in America's rugged Southwest, particularly the Four Corners region. He was smitten at an early age by the harsh and dramatic landscape, its Native people and the region's boundless turquoise skies. As a former Communications Director for an international nonprofit organization, Tarwater's dramatic tales of international mystery and suspense never stray far from a foundation built upon the resilient and creative nature of humanity amidst what may often seem like overwhelming odds. It is that deep appreciation for lesser-known cultures and their oft-challenging environment that splendidly lends itself to the intrigue and suspense set within his novels, Pursuing Shaytan (2012) and Curse of Aswang (2013). Both books are available at Amazon.com in paperback and in Kindle.