The Golden Pelican - Helveston, Gene
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As Major Adam Grant settles into his new position as Adjutant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Il-un decides to rattle his saber, again. This time his threats are real. He has set a date to launch an intercontinental nuclear warhead missile at Denver. The U.S. knows it cannot openly engage in a pre-emptive strike because the repercussions would be devastating on a worldwide scale. In a race against time and with limited options, Major Grant is recruited for his first covert operation with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he meets Erin…mehr

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As Major Adam Grant settles into his new position as Adjutant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Il-un decides to rattle his saber, again. This time his threats are real. He has set a date to launch an intercontinental nuclear warhead missile at Denver. The U.S. knows it cannot openly engage in a pre-emptive strike because the repercussions would be devastating on a worldwide scale. In a race against time and with limited options, Major Grant is recruited for his first covert operation with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he meets Erin O'Leary, a CIA lifer. Together they lead a team on the Trojan Horse Project. Packed with intrigue and a plausible solution to the instability of North Korea, this first novel by author Gene Helveston is sure to keep you turning pages until the very end.--Publisher.
Autorenporträt
Eugene M. Helveston, MD is emeritus professor of ophthalmology; founder of the section of Pediatric Ophthalmology; and former Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Indiana University School of Medicine, where he provided patient care and teaching, and carried out clinical research. During his career, he taught in forty-five states and also served as a volunteer surgeon and lecturer in fifty countries. In 2002, he founded an award-winning international telemedicine program to serve doctors and their patients in developing countries. After authoring hundreds of professional papers and three medical textbooks, he turned his attention to writing about getting the best education for the career you want and working at a meaningful job starting at an early age. In 2016, The Second Decade: Raising Kids to be Happy, Self-Sufficient Adults through WORK was published. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Gene currently resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Barbara. This is his first published work of fiction.