Dragon Teeth

By E. Howard Hunt

Book Overview

Mark Brand, a former CIA officer, comes out of retirement after his son disappears in China and it appears that United States and China are headed for a military confrontation. By the author of Izmir. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556115237
• ISBN13: 9781556115233
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Villainy In High Places

Hunt is a skilled storyteller who takes China seriously as a threat to world peace. His characters are often interesting and sometimes very complex. The villainy he describes in high places is sure to make many readers nervous.

If you never read an E. Howard Hunt book - you should

Picked up this book on vacation. Never read any of his authors books before. I'm hooked. There were many twists and turns- some you figured out right away - some were less obvious. Enjoyable reading. If you enjoy Clive Cussler, Stephen Hunter and Alistair MacLean, here's a new author for you.

A great political thriller

At forty-seven years old, Mark Brand knew that it was time to retire as a CIA operative and accept a desk job as an expert in Asiatic affairs. He accepts a job at a Washington based think tank, GlobEco, figuring that his life should become more ordinary and routine. Mark expects to date and court women (his spouse died over two decades ago) in normal relationships. He even advises his twenty-four year son, Peter, to stay away from the government and take a safe job in banking. ...... All seems to be going smooth for Mark until he learns that his son has disappeared in China while working for the Agency. It seems that Peter was spying on a Chinese movement of missiles loaded with deadly gas being aimed at Taiwan. Peter is sentenced without western knowledge to eleven years in prison. The United States government walks a thin line as it tries to resolve Code Name: Dragon Teeth. They need to stop the Chines from firing on Taiwan while not alerting the budding western business interest know what is happening. Mark has a different agenda. He plans to free his son from his captives even if he has to run over his own government and his former bosses in the process. Even if Mark alludes the Agency and similar western ilk, he still has to contend with China's government. If caught, he may not just join hi son in an accompanying cell, he may forfeit his life. ..... DRAGON TEETH is a palpitation a page geopolitical thriller. Mark is a great character, and China and the American policy towards the country is described in exciting and interesting manner. E. Howard Hunt scores big time with this fabulous tale of intrigue. .....Harriet Klausner