For the President of the United States, the daily horror of life in West Darfur's killing fields just hit heartbreakingly close to home. His niece, Lily, has been targeted and savagely murdered by a corps of fearsome government-backed militiamen. With the situation too explosive for diplomatic or military solutions, yet with the President and the public thirsting for revenge, America is out of options. Except one: Ryan Kealey, ex-Special Forces, former CIA, and unrivaled counterterrorism expert.Kealey has been central to the war on terror for over a decade. But after the Agency hung him out to dry--and let his lover die--he turned his back. Until now. For the government has revealed its trump card, the one thing Kealey will risk everything for. Soon, from the lawless streets of Sudan to the highest levels of the American government, Kealey unearths secrets and betrayals that shock even his war-tempered sensibilities--and ignite a conflagration with unknowable global consequences.'In this age of terrorism, [Britton's] plots seem to jump straight out of the headlines...he may well give Tom Clancy a run for the money.'–St. Louis Post-Dispatch on The Invisible'The Assassin is the'best'of Tom Clancy, Michael Connelly, and Robert Ludlum all rolled into a single book.'--armchairinterviews.com'Brilliantly well-written with plotting sharper than a fence full of razor wire, a sizzling page-turner.'--Brad Thor, New York Times bestselling author on The American

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The Exile #4 : Ryan Kealey: Book 4

Andrew Britton, 1981-2008

Kensington Publishing Corporation

Penguin Random House

Random House US

Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 1), New York, 2010

United States, United States of America

Ryan Kealey, 4, New York, ©2010

Ryan Kealey, New York :, 2011

Reprint, 2011

2015

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<p><P>With intricate plotting and spine tingling action, <i> The Exile</i> propels us deep into the heart of a terrifying conspiracy rooted in one of the world's most unstable regions&#151;a place where the political has become brutally personal...<P>For the President of the United States, the daily horror of life in West Darfur, Sudan's anarchic killing fields, just hit heartbreakingly close to home. His beloved niece Lily, a nurse caring for refugees in the most war-torn region, has been targeted and savagely murdered by a corps of Janjaweed, fearsome government-backed militiamen. <P>The rash and vicious killing is a clear provocation, but any response will seriously destabilize the already-teetering region and threaten the security of the entire world. With the situation too explosive for diplomatic or military solutions, yet with the President and the public thirsting for revenge, America is out of options. Except one&#58; Ryan Kealey. <P>Kealey, ex-Special Forces, former CIA, unrivaled counterterrorism expert, has been central to the war on terror for over a decade. But he's finished trying to save the world. After the Agency hung him out to dry&#151;and let his lover die&#151;it was easy for him to turn his back. They had nothing he wanted. Until now. For the government has revealed its trump card, the one thing Kealey will risk everything for. <P>Once back in the fold, Kealey's pursuit of Lily's killers unearths secrets and betrayals that shock even his war-tempered sensibilities and leave him with no-one to trust. On the lawless streets of Sudan, and at the highest levels of the American government, shadowy forces ignite a conflagration with unknowable global consequences. <P>Brimming with intrigue and danger, <i> The Exile</i> pulses with high-stakes gamble after gamble, as one man navigates a tenuous web of international relations that could collapse at any moment...</p>

For the President of the United States, the daily horror of life in West Darfur’s killing fields just hit heartbreakingly close to home. His niece, Lily, has been targeted and savagely murdered by a corps of fearsome government-backed militiamen. With the situation too explosive for diplomatic or military solutions, yet with the President and the public thirsting for revenge, America is out of options. Except one: Ryan Kealey, ex-Special Forces, former CIA, and unrivaled counterterrorism expert. Kealey has been central to the war on terror for over a decade. But after the Agency hung him out to dry-and let his lover die-he turned his back. Until now. For the government has revealed its trump card, the one thing Kealey will risk everything for. Soon, from the lawless streets of Sudan to the highest levels of the American government, Kealey unearths secrets and betrayals that shock even his war-tempered sensibilities-and ignite a conflagration with unknowable global consequences

After militia members murder the niece of the U.S. president at a refugee camp in the West Darfur region, ex-CIA agent Ryan Kealey is tasked with infiltrating a conspiracy that runs from the lawless streets of Sudan to the highest levels of American government.

2014-11-17