Grafton and Carmellini are back and joined by the Navy SEALs to battle terrorists on the high seas inPirate Alley an action-packed tale byNew YorkTimesbestseller Stephen CoontsA luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates An initial rescue mission ends in failure the decks are covered in blood Unless they are paid a ransom of million dollars within seven days the pirates threaten to execute all their hostages But information gleaned from a captured Al Qaeda operative indicates that there is a far more dangerous conspiracy afootOnce the ransom is paid Islamic militants intend to swoop in and slaughter the passengers in an orgy of terror hoping to provoke a massive American military response that will set the Muslim world aflame Jake Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while his right hand man Tommy Carmellini and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation to save the hostages and keep the US from being maneuvered into a murderous war.
