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Booby Trap
A stunning new novel of suspense by the bestselling author of "A Man Called Intrepid"
At one time the target of American bombs and missiles launched at his Arab homeland on the pretext of punishing terrorists, Colonel Zia Bel-el-bey-Gabbiya is about to realize his most cherished goal. Armed with a billion-dollar blackmail scheme guaranteed to neutralize America's superpower allies, the "King of Terrorists" prepares to offer himself as a target again -- and bring the great American Satan to its knees once and for all.
Ex-Vietnam fighter pilot Pete Casey and a courageous band of private citizens are all that stand between Gabbiya and global chaos. Against the bloodthirsty Arab leader's high-tech invasion armada, Casey has only a vintage World War II wood-and-canvas airplane held together with bailing wire. His flying dinosaur might be the perfect booby trap to snare the monster killer, but Casey has only one chance to fly a daring mission whose failure would seal the doom of the civilized world.
From back cover of Zebra Books edition.
At one time the target of American bombs and missiles launched at his Arab homeland on the pretext of punishing terrorists, Colonel Zia Bel-el-bey-Gabbiya is about to realize his most cherished goal. Armed with a billion-dollar blackmail scheme guaranteed to neutralize America's superpower allies, the "King of Terrorists" prepares to offer himself as a target again -- and bring the great American Satan to its knees once and for all.
Ex-Vietnam fighter pilot Pete Casey and a courageous band of private citizens are all that stand between Gabbiya and global chaos. Against the bloodthirsty Arab leader's high-tech invasion armada, Casey has only a vintage World War II wood-and-canvas airplane held together with bailing wire. His flying dinosaur might be the perfect booby trap to snare the monster killer, but Casey has only one chance to fly a daring mission whose failure would seal the doom of the civilized world.
From back cover of Zebra Books edition.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
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William Stevenson
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William Stevenson was a British-born Canadian author and journalist. His 1976 book "A Man Called Intrepid" was about William Stephenson (no relation) and was a best-seller. It was made into a 1979 mini-series starring David Niven and Stevenson followed it up with a 1983 book titled "Intrepid's Last Case."
Stevenson set a record with another 1976 book, "90 Minutes at Entebbe." The book was about Operation Entebbe, an operation where Israeli commandos secretly landed at night at Entebbe Airport in Uganda and succeeded in rescuing the passengers of an airliner hi-jacked by Palestinian militants, while incurring very few casualties. The remarkable record in that pre-internet age is that Stevenson's "instant book" was written, edited, printed and available for sale within weeks of the event it described.
William Stevenson was a British-born Canadian author and journalist. His 1976 book "A Man Called Intrepid" was about William Stephenson (no relation) and was a best-seller. It was made into a 1979 mini-series starring David Niven and Stevenson followed it up with a 1983 book titled "Intrepid's Last Case."
Stevenson set a record with another 1976 book, "90 Minutes at Entebbe." The book was about Operation Entebbe, an operation where Israeli commandos secretly landed at night at Entebbe Airport in Uganda and succeeded in rescuing the passengers of an airliner hi-jacked by Palestinian militants, while incurring very few casualties. The remarkable record in that pre-internet age is that Stevenson's "instant book" was written, edited, printed and available for sale within weeks of the event it described.
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