{"product_id":"9781429955140","title":"Hong Kong: A Jake Grafton Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, CUBA, Stephen Coonts once again combines masterful storytelling with a frighteningly plausible scenario set in one of the world's most volatile hot spots.  This time, however, for Admiral Jake Grafton the stakes will be chillingly personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake Grafton takes his wife, Callie, along when the U.S. government sends him to Hong Kong to find out how deeply the U.S. consul-general is embedded in a political money-raising scandal. And why not? Jake and Callie met and fell in love in Hong Kong during the Vietnam War, and the consul-general is an old friend from those days, Tiger Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Graftons quickly discover that Hong Kong is a powder keg ready to explode. A political murder and the closure of a foreign bank by the communist government are the sparks that light the fuse . . . and Tiger Cole is right in the middle of the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Callie is kidnapped by a rebel faction, Jake finds himself drawn into the vortex of a high-tech civil war. Drawing on the skills of CIA operative Tommy Carmellini, in order to save his wife Jake Grafton must figure out who he can trust-both among the Western factions vying for control of the volatile situation, and among the Chinese patriots fighting for their nation's future-and make sure the right side wins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156644249840,"sku":"9781429955140","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429955140_p0.jpg?v=1769902291","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429955140","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}