AUTHOR: DON RUCHDon Ruch was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he continued to the University of Missouri, graduating in 1950. After marrying Jeannine in 1951, they had three sons. Now a widower, Don Ruch lives in Easton, Connecticut, with his four cats. He is the author of three novels.
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Can suicide bombing be stopped? Not so far. It was the most effective and vicious killing tactic ever devised. But Al Kauffman had an idea. His son was killed in Iraq by a suicide bomber, and he was determined to try. His idea was totally illegal, and many would think it was monstrous. But if it worked, it could save thousands of lives. To prepare, he assembled a team. The search took him to the Arkansas Ozarks, to New York City, where they had to deal with street gangs; to Acre, Israel, one of the oldest cities in the world; and finally to Hebron in the Palestine West Bank, one the most dangerous cities in the world. In Hebron, they encountered Hamas, the brutal terrorist organization that was breeding and training suicide bombers. Every stop was dangerous, but they carried out the plan. They may, indeed have reduced this brutal method of murdering innocent victims.
A brilliant scientist has stolen research documents about the most important weapon the United States has developed in the last half century. He has taken them to Mexico, where he plans to sell the secrets to a U.S. enemy. The FBI cannot arrest a Mexican citizen, so a private team of ex-military professionals is assembled to recover the stolen secrets. Two retired U.S. Army Colonels, an ex-U.S. Marine Captain, an ex-FBI Agent, a retired Mossad Agent; a special forces soldier; and a young Kuwaiti. The chase takes them to Mexico, then to Israel, and to Paris. The thief is a near-genius and has planned this theft for years, including miss-directing his pursuers. The team chasing the thief must somehow outwit him.
A Kuwaiti Princess is abducted. The kidnappers demand absolute secrecy, and a political demand that cannot be met. The vast wealth of the Emir of Kuwait is of no use. Only a short time is allowed for the demands to be met, or the Princes will die. A private team is assembled. It’s Al Kauffman’s team, the same group of professionals he assembled for Dangerous Solution. They track the kidnappers and the captive Princess to Marseilles, France, and then to Damascus Syria. Escaping from Syria is almost impossible. The brutal Hamas agents are everywhere. During the chaotic travel, the Princess and the young Kuwait are falling in love. Just when they thought the mission was accomplished, they learn that the mastermind of the kidnapping has fled to New York. He was responsible for several deaths, and must be captured and punished. In Brooklyn, New York – with the help of the Russian Mafia, they pursue the kidnapper.