A new novel · Political thriller
A spy thriller and a love story, written as a historical documentary.
When an unidentified aircraft bombs the holy city of Mecca during the hajj, retired CIA officer Donovan Tucker is called back into service to discover the who and the why. The trail leads to a safehouse near Aqaba, Jordan — and the truth could change the world order.
Set in the Middle East, AQABA opens with an unidentified aircraft bombing the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the annual hajj pilgrimage. In a race against time, Donovan Tucker, a retired CIA operations officer, is called back into service to discover who is behind the bombing — and why. With evidence pointing to Israel and the United States, Tucker’s efforts to prevent a religious war return him to a life he thought he had left behind.
Reunited with his ex-wife Darcy, a Middle Eastern archaeologist and fellow CIA officer, he travels to Aqaba, Jordan, to meet a Syrian pilot who appears to hold answers. As Russia and China spread disinformation, the international situation turns volatile.
“A spy thriller and love story, written as a historical documentary — and a cautionary tale about chemical weapons, the poor man’s nuclear bomb.”
