The American Ambassador

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Filigrane

Année de parution:
2014

ISBN-13: 9780544326606

<DIV><B>&ldquo;A gripping international thriller&rdquo; about a Foreign Service officer&mdash;and the son who turns to terrorism to spite him (<I>Los Angeles Times</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> William North Jr. inherited his father&rsquo;s keen political instincts and passion for justice. But the last time Ambassador North saw his son he seemed like a stranger&mdash;and a hostile one at that. Now, just as North prepares to take a new post in Germany, reports emerge that Bill Jr. is aligned with a German terrorist organization.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Suddenly, a private conflict between father and son escalates to a matter of national security. North is faced with a terrifying dilemma as loyalty to family and country are directly at odds.<BR /> &#160;<BR /><I>The American Ambassador</I> is at once a riveting tale of suspense and a thoughtful meditation on the fragility of Western values in an age of terrorism.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;Haunting and persuasive&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. Charged with authenticity&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. A splendid book that is both thoughtful and fast-moving.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>The New York Times</I><BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;To make out the jagged intersections of ambition and greed, idealism and sell-out in contemporary politics, you need only turn to&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. <I>The American Ambassador</I>.&rdquo; &mdash;Salon.com</DIV>