Collision Of Evil by John J. Le Beau
Debut Author John J Le Beau's novel, Collision of Evil, will be released by Oceanview Publishing in September, 2009. A thriller, the story begins as evening falls against the majestic backdrop of the Bavarian Alps. Charles Hirter, an American tourist, is savagely murdered. Was Charles simply in the wrong place at the wrong time or is there more?
Kommissar Franz Waldbaer, the German detective in charge of the case, faces an investigation that yields neither clues nor suspects nor motives. A gruff, go-it alone detective, Waldbaer is dismayed when the victim's brother, Robert Hirter, arrives and insists on joining the investigation. But there is more to Robert than meets the eye. As Robert and the Kommissar uncover a nefarious nexus of evil past and evil present, they find themselves probing dark, long-forgotten episodes from the Third Reich in order to identify the present threat. Thrust into the violent world of fanatic passions, malevolent intentions and excruciating urgency, Robert Hirter and Kommissar Waldbaer must race against the clock to stop a sophisticated, covert, and deadly plot.
Dr .John Le Beau is a former senior operations officer who retired from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2005. Following an early tour as a U.S. Army officer, most of his intelligence operations career was spent on assignments outside the United States including in locations experiencing active terrorism. His intelligence duties included assignments as chief of an operational facility in Europe engaged in counter-terrorist operations and intelligence collection, program manger of a human and technical collection program involving the Middle East, operational chief for an intelligence collection program directed at transnational issues, and a counter-insurgency officer in an active conflict area. His extensive intelligence background provides him the material for this book and hopefully, many more. Currently, Dr. LeBeau is Professor of Strategy and Security in the College for International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch Germany. He is also a permanent faculty member of the Marshall Center's Program on Terrorism and Security Studies. Dr. Le Beau chairs the Partnership for Peace Consortium's Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG). This group enjoys a broad international membership and is currently addressing the issue of intelligence cooperation against the terrorist target.
In addition to several classified intelligence assessments for the United State Intelligence Community, Dr. Le Beau has authored various articles and papers on the topics of international terrorism and insurgency.
"Collision of Evil is atmospheric and tense and pushes the envelope to the edge and beyond. LeBeau, a former-CIA operative, knows what he's writing about. A smashing debut from an exciting talent." -- Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author of The Charlemagne Pursuit.
"Gripping 'fact-ion' recounted breathtakingly by an author who has been there and done that. Collision of Evil could happen any day in our long war against terrorism. This novel has the grit of reality." -- Colonel Nick Pratt, USMC, Ret., Founding Director, Program on Terrorism and Securities Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
Don Helin is the author of the Sam Thorpe Series. His first novel, Thy Kingdom Come, is available in stores and on-line. His second novel in the series is due out in May 2011.
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