The Traitor - (Tommy Carmellini) by Stephen Coonts (Paperback)

About the Book

The death of a French intelligence agent on an Air France flight to Amman, Jordan, is the trigger that launches CIA agent Tommy Carmellini's latest adventure by "New York Times" bestselling author Coonts. Martin's Press.

Book Synopsis

When he is assigned to Paris, CIA officer Tommy Carmellini joins his old boss Jake Grafton on a bold mission: To locate a French intelligence agent who has secret investments in the Bank of Palestine. Together they work to unravel a tangle of espionage, deception, and murder...and develop an elaborate strategy to infiltrate the highest levels of Al Queda.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the G-8 industrialized nations will soon meet in Paris-an event that would make a tempting terrorist target. Throw into the mix the beautiful, clever daughter of the French ambassador to Washington and an Israeli spy or two, and the stage is set for a tour de force of deception and drama.

Soon Carmellini and Grafton unearth a horrifying plan to shake the West as never before. But can they stop the conspiracy without compromising the intelligence source that could bring down Al Queda once and for all?

From the Back Cover

A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
When he is assigned to Paris, CIA officer Tommy Carmellini joins his old boss Jake Grafton on a bold mission: To locate a French intelligence agent who has secret investments in the Bank of Palestine. Together they work to unravel a tangle of espionage, deception, and murder and develop an elaborate strategy to infiltrate the highest levels of Al Queda.
AN ALLIED STRUGGLE
Meanwhile, the leaders of the G-8 industrialized nations will soon meet in Paris--an event that would make a tempting terrorist target. Throw into the mix the beautiful, clever daughter of the French ambassador to Washington and an Israeli spy or two, and the stage is set for a tour de force of deception and drama.
A FIGHT FOR SUPREMACY
Soon Carmellini and Grafton unearth a horrifying plan to shake the West as never before. But can they stop the conspiracy without compromising the intelligence source that could bring down Al Queda once and for all?

Review Quotes

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"An assured international thriller."--"Publishers Weekly"

"The prevailing spook mode shifts from cloak to dagger, and suddenly the guys they thought were watching their backs are aiming at them."--"Kirkus Reviews"

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""The Traitor "contains layer upon layer of deceit and deception...plenty of fistfights and explosions.... Coonts's trademark excitement keep[s] the pages turning to the book's ultimate conclusion."--Bookreporter.com

"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense a natural storyteller."--"The New York Times Book Review""" "An assured international thriller."--"Publishers Weekly""" "The prevailing spook mode shifts from cloak to dagger, and suddenly the guys they thought were watching their backs are aiming at them."--"Kirkus Reviews"
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""The Traitor "contains layer upon layer of deceit and deception plenty of fistfights and explosions . Coonts's trademark excitement keep[s] the pages turning to the book's ultimate conclusion."--Bookreporter.com

"Vintage Coonts...plenty of action and intrigue."--"Dallas Morning News "on "Liars & Thieves"

"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense... a natural storyteller."--"The New York Times Book Review""" "An assured international thriller."--"Publishers Weekly""" "The prevailing spook mode shifts from cloak to dagger, and suddenly the guys they thought were watching their backs are aiming at them."--"Kirkus Reviews"
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""The Traitor "contains layer upon layer of deceit and deception...plenty of fistfights and explosions.... Coonts's trademark excitement keep[s] the pages turning to the book's ultimate conclusion."--Bookreporter.com
"Vintage Coonts...plenty of action and intrigue."--"Dallas Morning News "on "Liars & Thieves"

" Coonts knows how to write and build suspense... a natural storyteller." -- "The New York Times Book Review""" " An assured international thriller." -- "Publishers Weekly""" " The prevailing spook mode shifts from cloak to dagger, and suddenly the guys they thought were watching their backs are aiming at them." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
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" "The Traitor "contains layer upon layer of deceit and deception... plenty of fistfights and explosions... . Coonts's trademark excitement keep[s] the pages turning to the book's ultimate conclusion." -- Bookreporter.com

" Vintage Coonts...plenty of action and intrigue." -- "Dallas Morning News "on "Liars & Thieves"

About the Author

STEPHEN COONTS is the author of thirteen New York Times bestselling books, which have been translated and republished around the world. A former naval aviator and Vietnam combat veteran, he is a graduate of West Virginia University and the University of Colorado School of Law. He and his wife live in Nevada.