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The hostage by William E. Butterworth III · Booklabria

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SuspenseThrillers, Suspense

The hostage

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Presidential AgentBook 2 of 7

Book 2, The hostage, this book

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First published: 2005
Language: English
Editions: 16
Series: Presidential Agent, 2

Synopsis

The second novel in W. E. B. Griffin's new bestselling series finds Presidential Agent Charley Castillo investigating the death of an American diplomat in Argentina, the kidnapping of the diplomat's wife, and a scandal tying the United Nations to Iraq.

Subjects: Suspense
Thrillers, Suspense
Thriller
United States
Crimes against
War & Military
Set in: Argentina

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