patriotic themed thriller
Set in 1994 a sinister plot is developing in Baghdad for an important American historical document to be destroyed on the 4th of July. Two agents are desparate to prevent it and they travel across 4 continents in their quest
If you lie Archer's other books, you'll love this!
In Washington D.C., in the spring of 1993, it is the dawn of a new polical era--but six thousand miles away, in the impoverished streets of Baghdad, there is a growing disillusionment with the unelected president. Sensing the mood of the people, Saddam Hussein moves boldly to settle scores with the United States.
Using $100 million as bait, Saddam gathers into his web three key players; a powerful American Mafia boss; the world's greatest forger; and, most crucially, a special assistant to the President of tthe United States, Bill Clinton.
Saddam's goal is to embarrass the U.S. by stealing part of it's history--then destrying that symbol in front of the world's media. With the help of a sophisticated criminal underworld that exhibits Wsiss-watch timing, and a skilled actor who is transformed through plastic surgery into a stand-in for Bill Clinton, he sets about his brilliant schede.
As the countdown begins to July 4, 1993--potentially, the most humiliating day in U.S. history--two lovers, abeautiful Mossad agent and a dashing American professor who advises the CIA, turn out to be a far more formidable weapon that any Patriot missile.