DJIBOUTI

ISBN: 0061735213

Author: Leonard, Elmore

Condition: New

New York Times Bestselling AuthorElmore Leonard brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping-and sometimes playful-tale of modern-day piracyDara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. Shes covered Bosnian women, Neo-Nazis, and post-Katrina New Orleans (for which she won an Oscar), but now shes looking for an even bigger challenge. So she and her right-hand-man-a six-foot-six, 72-year-old, African-American man named Xavier-head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to tackle modern-day pirates. Once they start filming, though, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.They quickly learn that almost nobody in Djibouti is what he seems. A whole mob of colorful characters patrols the surrounding seas, including a pirate commander whos more like Robin Hood than Captain Hook; a cultured diplomat with dubious connections; a rich playboy who knows more than he lets on; and an American-born terrorist with lofty ambitions. But then theres the recently hijacked LNG (liquid natural gas) tanker: just the thing an aspiring terrorist is looking for to blow up something big. What Dara and Xavier dont know, though, is whos going to be the one to get the prize and what theyre going to do for it.