Philip Atlee Makassar Strait Contract

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A mining operation could lead to an international incident: ';I admire Philip Atlee's writing tremendously.' Raymond Chandler Off the coast of Indonesia, the Japanese are harvesting an incredible amount of manganese, a mineral highly prized in the manufacturing community, from the ocean floor. The question is: how are they getting itand how can the United States get a piece of it? The only man for the job is Joe Gall, but this seemingly simple assignment is about to go sideways... This twist-filled adventure comes from the Edgar Awardnominated author who's been called ';the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction' (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).