The American Mission
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00G3L14Y6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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“There's the mission the public knows, and the mission we'll never see. His loyalties are put to the test as he races to determine the right course of action. . What a debut.”—Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Fifth AssassinGlobal headlines come to life as intrigue and international politics collide in the Congo in this electrifying debut thriller from Matthew Palmer.After a devastating experience in Darfur strips Alex Baines, former rising star of the State Department, of his security clearances, he is faced with two choices: spend the rest of his career in visa-stamping limbo or move to the private sector. On the verge of resigning, he receives a call from his old mentor with an incredible opportunity to start over, restoring both his security clearances and his reputation.The job isn’t quite what Alex imagined it to be when he finds a shady U.S.-based mining company everywhere he turns.As violence in the political climate escalates, Alex struggles to balance the best interests of the United States with the fate of the Congo and its people. Matthew Palmer knows both, which is what makes The American Mission crackle with complexity and authenticity
Unfortunately, a moral quandary quickly develops: what appears to be in the best interest of his job and career may not be good for the people of the Congo. Pair this one with John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener (2001). --Jeff Ayers . Alex Baines works in the U.S. He lived the role for 20 years, so Palmer knows the subject cold. Palmer creates full-bodied characters and an intriguing story that showcases the difficult choices ambassadors face on a daily basis. His brother, Daniel, and his late father, Michael, are both accomplished thriller writers, so an ability to write crime fiction clearly runs in the family. From Booklist Palmer’s first novel offers an insider’s look at the world of American diplomats stationed in foreign countries. Years later, his career in shambles, an opportunity lands in h
A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he has worked as a diplomat all over the world. . Matthew Palmer is a twenty-year veteran of the Foreign Service, currently serving as political counselor at the American Embassy in Belgrade. While on the secretary of state s policy-planning staff, Palmer helped design and implement the Kimberly Process for certifying African diamonds as conflict free.Erik Singer's theatrical
"Well done debut thriller with intrigue, conspiracy and likeable characters" according to QueenKatieMae. The beginning chapter of The American Mission begins with a deadly raid on a refugee camp in the Sudan. American Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Alex Baines escapes, but the fallout ruins his career and changes his life. An ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and lifelong friend, calls Alex asking for his talents as a FSO that promises career redemption. Alex knows and loves the DRC having spent time there in the Peace Corp.The DRC Alex remembers has changed greatly since his days in the Peace Corp. On his first day back he is sent deep into the jungle to negotiate a hostage release from the terrorist guerrilla leader known as. "A Engrosssing Political Thriller" according to Believer. "The American Mission" by Matthew Palmer is a fascinating thriller that begins in Darfur when Alex Baines is shattered by the senseless slaughter of Zaghawa refugees in Camp Riad when American forces could have intervened. Traumatized by the experience, his security clearances revoked, Alex has been relegated to a dead-end job; his own only redemption, his adopted daughter Anah, the child he saved from the massacre.On the verge of accepting a job with Centrex Resources, a global company, Alex is offered a posting in Kinshasa as the Diplomatic Counsellor by his friend Ambassador Howard Spence What he doesn't expect is to step into a nest. L. G. Paisley said Entertaining and thought-provoking. Alex Baines is a Foreign Service Officer working in the visa department of the US Embassy in Conakry, Guinea, as a form of government purgatory related to his previous assignment. He is called by his old boss and mentor and is given the chance to be restored to inner circle of the Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He soon finds himself in a conflict between what is theoretically his job as a representative of the United States to advocate for economic opportunity for American companies abroad and defending the people and land of the Continent of Africa against exploitation by those same companies who want to extract the