{"product_id":"9781250046413","title":"Pirate Alley (Tommy Carmellini Series #5)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[A] Swashbuckling Thriller…Coonts takes us on a heck of a good ride.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePirate Alley\u003c\/i\u003e, a luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates. An initial rescue mission ends in failure—and the decks are covered in blood. Unless they are paid a ransom of $200 million within seven days, the pirates threaten to execute all their hostages. But information gleaned from a captured Al Qaeda operative indicates that there is a far more dangerous conspiracy afoot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Coonts details this ship hijacking and take-down as if he has firsthand experience \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e the SEAL Teams.”\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eHoward Wasdin, author of \u003ci\u003eSeal Team Six\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce the ransom is paid, Islamic militants intend to swoop in and slaughter the passengers in an orgy of terror, hoping to provoke a massive American military response that will set the Muslim world aflame. Jake Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while his right-hand man, Tommy Carmellini, and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation not only to save the hostages, but to keep the United States from being maneuvered into a murderous war…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A stomach-clenching nail-biter that will leave readers exhausted and satisfied.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034275692784,"sku":"9781250046413","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250046413_p0.jpg?v=1763701280","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250046413","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}