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The Thirst
At the country’s main desalination facility, an Iranian chemist uncovers a water molecule never before detected. Unsure if the molecule is a byproduct of the desalination, or a microorganism left unfiltered during the process, he injects the tainted water into lab rats.
A soldier, just back from deployment in Afghanistan, murders his young wife, and takes his own life. The investigation leans toward PTSD, but Agent Emily Watts is not convinced. In Jordan, a CIA operative is dead, and the daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is missing. During the rescue, the team uncovers a terror cell; a splinter of a once powerful ISIS group. Its leader, an American jihadist, was reportedly killed years earlier.
A plan backfires and the team is left bloodied and battered; one member never to fight again. In the end they will find there is more than one ghost returning from the ashes.
A soldier, just back from deployment in Afghanistan, murders his young wife, and takes his own life. The investigation leans toward PTSD, but Agent Emily Watts is not convinced. In Jordan, a CIA operative is dead, and the daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is missing. During the rescue, the team uncovers a terror cell; a splinter of a once powerful ISIS group. Its leader, an American jihadist, was reportedly killed years earlier.
A plan backfires and the team is left bloodied and battered; one member never to fight again. In the end they will find there is more than one ghost returning from the ashes.
295 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 12, 2015
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Rick Mitchell
38 books2 followersBefore becoming a lecturer in the English Department of California State University, Mitchell worked extensively as a playwright and professional comedian and ventriloquist. He performed throughout the U.S. and Caribbean, also appearing on television. Previous plays include: Urban Renewal, Potlatch, Cruising the Caribbean: Old Pleasures in the New World, Behind-the-Scenes, Brecht in L.A., The Composition of Herman Melville, and American Labor.
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October 19, 2017
The Thirst (Half Staff book 3) by Rick Mitchell
Pat Drice's crew are finalizing the shadow government investigation when a new threat arises, unexplained rise in suicides among military members who have unconnected symptoms of PTSD, i.e., No combat exposure or experience! This Takes on new Meaning When A CIA agent is killed in Jordan while assigned to the embassy in Jordan. Eventually, the case tracks across the USA, Africa, Afghanstan, and ends in Iran. You'll have to read the story yourself and you'll get to see how it works out.
Pat Drice's crew are finalizing the shadow government investigation when a new threat arises, unexplained rise in suicides among military members who have unconnected symptoms of PTSD, i.e., No combat exposure or experience! This Takes on new Meaning When A CIA agent is killed in Jordan while assigned to the embassy in Jordan. Eventually, the case tracks across the USA, Africa, Afghanstan, and ends in Iran. You'll have to read the story yourself and you'll get to see how it works out.
August 9, 2016
Awesome
Awesome at it's best. Excellent story with believable characters. Really makes you think that there are sick people in this world that hate us because we're Americans.
Awesome at it's best. Excellent story with believable characters. Really makes you think that there are sick people in this world that hate us because we're Americans.
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