Hong Kong (Jake Grafton Series Book 8)

"Jake Grafton is one of thriller fiction's most compelling heroes—bold, human, and unforgettable." — The New York TimesBestselling thriller master Stephen Coonts takes aviator Jake Grafton from war-torn skies to the heart of Hong Kong's most dangerous political storm.Jake Grafton takes his wife, Callie, along when the U.S. government sends him to Hong Kong to find out how deeply the U.S. consul-general is embedded in a political money-raising scandal. And why not? Jake and Callie met and fell in love in Hong Kong during the Vietnam War, and the consul-general is an old friend from those days, Tiger Cole.The Graftons quickly discover that Hong Kong is a powder keg ready to explode. A political murder and the closure of a foreign bank by the communist government are the sparks that light the fuse . . . and Tiger Cole is right in the middle of the action.When Callie is kidnapped by a rebel faction, Jake finds himself drawn into the vortex of a high-tech civil war. Drawing on the skills of CIA operative Tommy Carmellini, in order to save his wife Jake Grafton must figure out who he can trust-both among the Western factions vying for control of the volatile situation, and among the Chinese patriots fighting for their nation's future―and make sure the right side wins."A high-octane blend of techno-wizardry [and] ultraviolence...[Coonts] skillfully captures the postmodern flavor of Hong Kong, where a cell phone is as apt as an AK-47 to be a revolutionary weapon." ―USA TodayPraise for the Jake Grafton Series"A landmark military-thriller series: authentic, tightly plotted, and relentlessly exciting." — Publishers Weekly"Coonts's mastery of aviation action and geopolitical tension finds its fullest expression in the Grafton novels." — Booklist"Razor-sharp storytelling with the authority of lived experience—Grafton feels real, and so do the stakes." — Library Journal"The Jake Grafton books deliver everything readers crave: high drama, moral complexity, and white-knuckle suspense." — The Washington Post"Coonts sets the bar for military adventure fiction, and the Grafton novels remain the genre's gold standard." — Tom Clancy Read more