The second novel from Karl C Ward, Desperate Measures follows Jerry Vasquez, former US Marine officer and Head of Operations for Task Force Africa as he leads an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Sudan and discovers the pirates are part of a much larger organization, trafficking young people from all over East and West Africa.
Jerry and his partner Al Van De Berg plant an agent to infiltrate the operation and in a desperate race against time, track them across the Sahara to Morocco, before they disappear across the Mediterranean to Europe.
As time runs out to find their agent, Jerry and Al are faced with the decision of how far they will go and what they will do to honour their promise. What would you resort to in such desperate times…?