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| Adventure Thriller |
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| Sabotage |
| BY Matt Cook |
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An extortionist commandeers a weapons technology that could irreversibly alter the international balance of power. Nothing is known about him, other than his alias: Viking. Pitted against terrorist conspirators in a bidding war for the technology, the responsible U.S. defense corporation can't touch him as long as he controls a hijacked cruise ship in the North Atlantic.
The key to bringing the Viking down may lie in the disappearance of Stanford professor Malcolm Clare, celebrated aviator, entrepreneur, and aerospace engineer. Searching for Clare is doctoral candidate Austin Hardy, who seeks out the man's daughter, Victoria, an icy brunette with a secret that sweeps them to Saint Petersburg. Aided by a team of graduate students on campus, the pair must devise Trojan horses and outfox an assassin in order to unravel the Viking's scheme.
Austin and Victoria are not alone in their efforts. Former Air Force combat weatherman Jake Rove, one of three thousand passengers held hostage aboard the luxury liner, is determined to weaken the ship's hijackers: He must evade detection, dive by night, and communicate intelligence to the Stanford team on land as they struggle to prevent international disaster and economic collapse in the United States.
Both on U.S. soil and thousands of miles away, the story roars into action as Austin and Victoria race to uncover the Viking's trail of deception, betrayal... and sabotage. |
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| REVIEWS |
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| “Sabotage is a top-notch thriller set in a world of international intrigue, terrorism, extortion, and murder. From the wild opening in a Siberian prison camp to intense action sequences on and beneath the high seas, Matt Cook carries the reader to the ends of the earth in this masterful novel with deftly drawn characters, exotic settings, and a dark understanding of geopolitical machination."
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| Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Blasphemy and Impact .
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| “Sabotage is a high-flying tale of action, deceit, and global extortion that thrills to the very last page." |
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| Dirk Cussler, Coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Poseidon’s Arrow.
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| “Matt Cook is the leading edge of the next wave of thriller writers. Hop aboard now and enjoy the ride."
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| Jack du Brul, #1 New York Times bestselling author .
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| “Matt Cook is a terrific writer, and as he demonstrates in Sabotage, his amazing debut adventure thriller, he knows how to make the words fly off the page. His brilliant and resourceful hero Austin Hardy is still in grad school, but he’s already taking on the bad guys. No telling how tough things are going to get for the world villainy once Austin gets out of Stanford. Can’t wait for the next one!"
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| Paul Kemprecos, #1 New York Times bestselling author, former co-writer with Clive Cussler of the bestselling NUMA Files series .
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| “A high stakes, rapid fire adventure, with all the trappings of a great series to come."
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| Graham Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zero Hour and The Eden Prophecy .
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| “Suit up, strap in, and hang on. Sabotage comes out of the gate like a race horse, and never slows down. If his debut novel is anything to judge by, Matt Cook is destined to walk alongside the masters of adventure fiction." |
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| Jeff Edwards, Award-winning author of The Seventh Angel and Sword of Shiva; retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and Anti-Submarine Warfare Specialist.
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| “Matt Cook’s debut novel, Sabotage, is a great ride, full of large-scale action and meticulous detail. Read this one, so you’re ready when these characters return as a series."
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| Thomas Perry, Edgar award winner and bestselling author of the Butcher’s Boy trilogy and Jane Whitefield series.
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| “A high-adventure page-turner . . . The future looks bright indeed for Cook."
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| Jeff Ayers, Booklist.
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| “Matt Cook is an author to watch!"
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| Grant Blackwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author .
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