Honorable Enemies

Steve Wickham #3

by Joe Weber

“Takes Michael Crichton’s Rising Sun a step further . . . brisk and exciting.”—Publishers Weekly

The beautiful tranquility of the Hawaiian afternoon is shattered when a cruise ship filled with Japanese tourists comes under fire. Unbelievably, a civilian helicopter is strafing the ship with automatic weapons.

The shock waves from the tragic attack reach all the way to Washington and Tokyo. In retaliation for the attack, a group of American tourists is ambushed in Osaka, and then Japanese-Americans become targets across the United States. Relations between the U.S. and Japan rapidly deteriorate.

The only way to restore order and prevent a greater conflict is to find out who is responsible for the initial attack—and why. This task is assigned to senior CIA operations officer Stephen Wickham and a Japanese-American FBI agent, Susan Nakamura. Their search leads them to a deadly conspiracy of enormous proportions . . . and reaching all the way to the highest levels of the U.S. and Japanese governments.

In Honorable Enemies, Joe Weber has formulated a chilling post-Cold War scenario, once again proving himself a master at portraying a frighteningly real near-future confrontation with our most powerful rival—Japan.

“Some writers get better with age: Weber is among them.”—Library Journal

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, War, Military Fiction, Espionage

384 pages, Paperback

First published March 23, 1994

About the author

Joe Weber is a former USMC carrier-qualified fighter pilot. His novels have appeared on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, the Associated Press, and the Chicago Tribune.

Mr. Weber holds a Master of Science Degree in Aviation Management. He is an Airline Transport Rated pilot with over 10,500 hours of flight time in 43 different types of aircraft, ranging from aerobatic biplanes and high-performance military jets to four engine transports. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1970-1975. A carrier-qualified fighter/attack trained pilot, he graduated first in his class from advanced naval jet pilot training in Kingsville, Texas, in 1972. After his release from active duty, he flew commercially until 1989 when his first novel was published. Mr. Weber is a native of Enid, Oklahoma, and lives in Northwest Arkansas with his wife, Jeannie

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

I started reading Joe Weber wanted to like his work. But I quickly realized I was dealing with an author who knows military hardware and had served, but could not write effectively. Character development simply does not happen, his two "heroes" bumble their way from misadventure to misadventure like Mr. Magoo, and more time is spent describing dinners than anything else. At least it reads very quickly.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

the story was good, but got a little fairy-taleish at the end to tie everything up.

[Kent Phyfe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting thoughts on how the Japanese think

This book is a fair look into the pride and will of the Japanese mind. It also gives a good representation of what happens when we fail to stand vigilant and remember history.

[Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another political yarn about a Japanese businessman who wants to create mistrust and fiction between the US and his own country. Enter our heroe's CIA operations officer Stephen Wickham and FBI agent Susan Nakamura.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A helicopter resembling a news station's chopper strafes a cruise ship in Hawaii being a load of Japanese tourists. The government of Japan and the USA both become involved. The only way to prevent a war is to find out why it happened and who is responsible.

[Salsadancer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clancy-style military suspense thriller about conflict between Japan and the U.S. I missed character development