Deadly Coast (31 page)
Authors: R. E. McDermott
Tags: #Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, #Thrillers & Suspense, #Military, #Spies & Politics, #Assassinations, #Conspiracies, #Terrorism, #Literature & Fiction, #Action & Adventure, #Sea Adventures, #Thrillers, #pirate, #CIA, #tanker, #hostage, #sea story, #Espionage, #russia, #ransom, #maritime, #Suspense, #Somalia, #captives, #prisoner, #Somali, #Action, #MI5, #spy, #Spetsnaz, #Marine, #Adventure, #piracy, #London, #Political
So there you have it—the threads unraveled from the fabric of history and woven around current events to produce
Deadly Coast
. I hope you enjoyed reading the story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Fair Winds and Following Seas,
R.E. (Bob) McDermott
Postscript on the Somali pirate situation - October 2014 - It’s been two years since I penned Deadly Coast, and I’m pleased to say that during that period the Somali pirate situation has changed for the better. Aggressive use of private marine security (i.e. armed guards) by shipowners coupled with more aggressive anti-piracy operations by the world’s navies have reduced Somali pirate attacks to a seven year low. As portrayed in Deadly Coast, the pirates view the whole sordid thing as a ’business,‘ and when you increase the cost of doing that business, the smart money goes elsewhere. That’s the good news. The bad news is that piracy is increasing off the West Coast of Africa, where both the motivations and methods of operation differ greatly. So piracy continues as it has for hundreds of years, with the sporadic efforts at eradication resembling nothing so much as a giant global game of Whack-a Mole.
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More Books by R.E. McDermott
Deadly Straits
- When marine engineer and very part-time spook Tom Dugan becomes collateral damage in the War on Terror, he's not about to take it lying down. Falsely implicated in a hijacking, he's offered a chance to clear himself by helping the CIA snare their real prey, Dugan's best friend, London ship owner Alex Kairouz. But Dugan has some plans of his own. Learn more and read a sample on
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Deadly Crossing
- Dugan’s attempts to help his friends rescue an innocent girl from the Russian mob plunge him into a world he’d scarcely imagined, endangering him and everyone he holds dear. A world of modern day slavery and unspeakable cruelty, from which no one will escape, unless Dugan can weather a Deadly Crossing. Learn more and read a sample on
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