{"product_id":"the-kauai-connection-0595241999","title":"The Kauai Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0595241999\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barton, Alton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the PublisherJack Cahill is fighting against time. The CIA wants him dead to protect the Presidents upcoming trade agreement with Japan. The story begins with Jacks retirement from Global Dynamics, a firm he and his childhood buddy, Nathan Kaleo, started in the early sixties. After thirty years of government contract work with the CIA, Jack called it quits, while his friend Nathan continued to work inside the Agency. Jack returns to his hometown of Kaleheo, Kauai, to enjoy his retirement, but quickly finds himself immersed in helping NASA divert an errant, Soviet satellite from Los Angeles.While in Kauai, Jack learns that his father had spied for the Office of Naval Research prior to Japans attack on Pearl Harbor. Retrieving documents from an old fort on the southwest end of the island, Jack hides them for safekeeping. He enlists the help of his friend, Jason Kamoto, who received numerous construction contracts from the U.S. Government to build new CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Jason is financially set for life having inherited his fathers construction business in Tokyo. Little does Jack know but that Jason is working secretly with the CIA to kill Jack and save Japan and the U.S. the embarrassment of colluding to start World War II.Jack falls in love with Julie Stinson, who unbeknown to him is an undercover CIA operative intent on retrieving the precious documents or killing Jack. After saving her life from an attempted suicide, Jack and Julie join forces to combat the Agencys desire to save the American President from denigration and deceit. Jack relies on Nathans surveillance expertise to place him safely in Geneva, the site of the upcoming G-7 economic summit. Jacks intent is to go public and force the United States to acknowledge its complicity with Japan to bring about World War II. The Presidents political and military advisors are hell bent to kill Jack, but at the last moment Nathan foils the governments plan to murder Jack and Julie.The romantic pair escape Geneva to return to Washington to brief Senator Josh Ralston, chair of the Senate Oversight Committee on Intelligence. With Nathans help a secret videotape of Jason Kamotos admission of the documents brings down a U.S. President and his devious plan to join with Japan to control the Eurodollar and imports coming into Europe and the U.K.This fast-paced novella is set on the beautiful island of Kauai with its luscious vegetation, mild climate, and sensual beauty. The action quickly shifts to Washington and Geneva before Jack and Julies return to the \"Garden Island\" in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Romance, espionage, government corruption, and international intrigue sustain and entertain the reader in this action thriller.Product DescriptionJack Cahill uncovers a family secret after fifty years about America's entry into World War II. The CIA wants him dead to protect the President's upcoming trade agreement with Japan that threatens the economic survival of our NATO allies. Jack Cahill returns to his boyhood home of Kauai to spend his retirement after a tumultuous career with Global Dynamics. He is surprised to learn of a family secret that his father had worked for Japan during WW II by sharing intelligence information about American naval vessels. Cahill enlists the support of his boyhood friend, Nathan Kaleo, to decipher records found in an old island fort that lead to a startling discovery that the elder Cahill did not act alone. The CIA is determined to kill Cahill before he uncovers the truth about Japans attack on Pearl Harbor.From the AuthorThis is a great read for naval historians who want a little adventure, espionage, and remembrance of those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.About the AuthorKeith Barton grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on Chincoteague Island where the ponies roam and swim from Assateague Island to his birthplace each year. The son of a naval officer, he moved every three ye\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942079299872,"sku":"NEW0595241999","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-kauai-connection-0595241999","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}