2014, ISBN: 1505333342

[EAN: 9781505333343], Nieuw boek, [SC: 1.09], [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. It's 1900. The newly formed U.S. Secret … Plus…

[EAN: 9781505333343], Nieuw boek, [SC: 1.09], [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. It's 1900. The newly formed U.S. Secret Service has sent its best man on a vacation, of sorts. A foiled assassination attempt on the President has caused the death of a fellow agent and embarrassed the service. A hum-drum assignment chasing counterfeiters on a tropical island seems the best prescription, allowing Agent Jack Price to relax and think about his future. "Ill Wind" is the story of Galveston Island at the start of the twentieth century. A city by the sea. A place where money can be made legally and illegally. Fat profits for fat profiteers. A new persona and job title allows Price to work freely as he tries to unravel a big mystery: Who has been printing millions of counterfeit dollars? Why is someone buying land on behalf of dead orphans? Why is that land so important? Price uses his training and the latest technical marvels to unravel the mystery as he fights his own apathy for the Secret Service and his desire to remain in paradise to pursue the woman he's fallen in love with, who is also a suspect. Each day he fails to discover the mastermind behind the machine that has taken over the island, the stronger the system becomes. The only thing that could possible stop it.is an act of God and nature., Books<

ISBN: 9781505333343

It's 1900. The newly formed U.S. Secret Service has sent its best man on a vacation, of sorts. A foiled assassination attempt on the President has caused the death of a fellow agent and e… Plus…

It's 1900. The newly formed U.S. Secret Service has sent its best man on a vacation, of sorts. A foiled assassination attempt on the President has caused the death of a fellow agent and embarrassed the service. A hum-drum assignment chasing counterfeiters on a tropical island seems the best prescription, allowing Agent Jack Price to relax and think about his future. Ill Wind is the story of Galveston Island at the start of the twentieth century. A city by the sea. A place where money can be made legally and illegally. Fat profits for fat profiteers. A new persona and job title allows Price to work freely as he tries to unravel a big mystery: Who has been printing millions of counterfeit dollars? Why is someone buying land on behalf of dead orphans? Why is that land so important? Price uses his training and the latest technical marvels to unravel the mystery as he fights his own apathy for the Secret Service and his desire to remain in paradise to pursue the woman he's fallen in love with, who is also a suspect. Each day he fails to discover the mastermind behind the machine that has taken over the island, the stronger the system becomes. The only thing that could possible stop it...is an act of God and nature. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Historical Fiction>Historical Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<