Description
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Dara Barr travels to Djibouti to investigate the modern piracy threatening merchant shipping, only to find herself drawn into a volatile web of ransom negotiations, international intrigue, and personal agendas. At the center is a hijacked natural-gas tanker, a multimillion-dollar demand, and a dangerous cast that includes Somali pirates, negotiators, wealthy travelers, and a fanatical terrorist with his own plans. As Dara and her companions pursue the story, the line between observing danger and becoming part of it grows increasingly thin. Set against the vivid landscape of the Horn of Africa, this taut crime novel combines geopolitical tension, dark humor, complex characters, and the crisp, unsentimental dialogue characteristic of its celebrated author.
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paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2010
294 pages
ISBN: 9780062015341
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Details
First Published
2010
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Djibouti by Elmore Leonard.