| When Diplomacy Fails | | | Author:
| Williamson, Michael Z. | | ISBN: | 978-1-4516-3790-8 | | Publication Date: | Sep 2012 | | Publisher: | Baen Books
| | Book Format: | Hardback | | List Price: | USD $24.00 | Book Description:
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- Alex Marlow and Ripple Creek Security's best personal security detail returnto action. This time, they really don't like their principal, WorldBureau Minister Joy Herman Highland -- a highly-placed bureaucrat withaspirations to elected office. Even worse, Highland's assistant wants topublicize every movement and action for his boss's pending campaign, whichis anathema to good security. With a person of this status, it's not a case ofsomeone wanting her dead. The only...
More Description - Alex Marlow and Ripple Creek Security's best personal security detail returnto action. This time, they really don't like their principal, WorldBureau Minister Joy Herman Highland -- a highly-placed bureaucrat withaspirations to elected office. Even worse, Highland's assistant wants topublicize every movement and action for his boss's pending campaign, whichis anathema to good security. With a person of this status, it's not a case ofsomeone wanting her dead. The only question is how many people want herdead, and what are they bringing to the fight? The enemies are from without,within, and all over. They have resources, funding, and political cover. RippleCreek needs to be cautious. But the enemy also needs to worry. They'regoing to be getting in each others' way in the process of carrying out theirplans. And Ripple Creek has no qualms about explosions on galactic news. Infact, they enjoy it!
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