Con & Consequence - Ian R. Lazarus

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Résumé :
Three Russian nuclear weapons go missing during the denuclearization treaty of 1991. Thirty years later, they turn up in one of the most volatile regions: the Gaza strip. Their path is guided by a Saudi professor determined to disrupt the balance of power in the Middle East. Richard O'Brien, an FBI linguist who finds cocaine and women much more intriguing than his low-level job, stumbles upon the plot. Unbeknownst to Richard is that he becomes a pawn in the Professor's plan. By deceiving Richard, the Professor deceives the FBI, and eventually the Israeli intelligence community. In a monumental blunder during a covert operation in Jordan, the FBI captures an Israeli agent they mistook for the Professor. As multiple intelligence agencies trip over each other, Richard's passion for the hunt is ignited, and rules be damned. In Con & Consequence, loyalties and relationships are not what they appear to be. Who is the Professor, what side is he on, and why do people around him keep getting murdered? Find out in this thriller that takes you from New York to Egypt, Israel, Kenya, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It's the first in the Richard O'Brien series....

Biographie:
Ian Rodney Lazarus was born into a dysfunctional family in Detroit, Michigan, and carried these scars with him throughout his life. He grew up restless, eccentric, and intensely curious. This led him to a career of endless solo business travel, across five continents, and inevitably to many situations that became recreated in his novels. In addition to three books, Lazarus has published over 50 articles in print magazines, and managed a column for a national quality journal where he critiqued everything from the process of renting a car to pouring an environmentally-friendly cup of coffee. A father of three who barely survived his university years, Lazarus nonetheless achieved his long-held dream of living on the West Coast by the time he was 45. He continued to take his reckless lifestyle with him when he arrived in San Diego, engaging in sailing, spearfishing, scuba diving and other pursuits where he tested the limits of common sense. Lazarus earned a Six Sigma Blackbelt during a brief moment of intellectual curiosity, replaced later by more questionable decisions. After sufficient injuries to his body and pride, he now spends his time writing from the safety of his massage chair on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, where he serves as Staff Officer for Publications....

Sommaire:
'Con & Consequence' is a high-stakes thriller that catapults readers across the globe, blending razor-sharp twists, shadowy alliances, and a flawed yet compelling protagonist-perfect for fans of espionage-driven suspense. - NewInBooks In 1997, General Alexander Lebed, former secretary of the Russian Security Council admitted on CBS' 60 minutes that up to one hundred small nuclear weapons went missing during implementation of the 1991 START treaty. Twenty five years later, three of them turn up in one of the world's most volatile regions: Gaza. Their path is being controlled by a Saudi professor determined to disrupt the balance of power in the Middle East. Richard O'Brien, an FBI linguist who finds cocaine and women much more intriguing than his low-level job, stumbles upon the plot. Unbeknownst to Richard is that he becomes a pawn in the Professor's plan. As the intelligence agencies scramble for answers, Richard's passion for the hunt is ignited, and rules be damned. In Con & Consequence, loyalties and relationships are not what they appear to be. Who is the Professor, what side is he on, and why do people around him keep getting murdered? Find out in this thriller that takes you from New York to Egypt, Israel, Kenya, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It's the first in the Richard O'Brien series....