Pirate Alley, Stephen Coonts
Pirate Alley, Stephen Coonts
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Pirate Alley

Author: Stephen Coonts

Narrator: Eric G. Dove

Abridged: 8 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/07/2013

Synopsis

Grafton and Carmellini are back, battling terrorists on the high seas alongside a top-notch team of Navy SEALs in an action-packed tale by New York Times bestselling author Stephen Coonts.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.Once 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 to save the hostages and keep the United States from being maneuvered into a murderous war.

About Stephen Coonts

This biography could be entitled, West Virginia Boy Becomes a Very Successful Author....... but that would be too obvious. Author, Stephen Coonts was born and raised in Buchanan, West Virginia, a small town of 6,000. He led the typical life of any boy growing up in the 50's and 60's.

He was born in 1946, and ended his childhood by graduating from West Virginia University with a degree in political science. As happens with many poli-sci grads, he had a law degree in mind, but first he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and began flight training in Pensacola, Florida.

Coonts received his wings after completion of fleet replacement training in the A-6 Intruder aircraft. After serving in the Vietnam War as an attack fighter, he served as a flight instructor, and did a tour of duty on the USS Nimitz. Upon leaving the Navy, he entered the University of Colorado School of Law. After receiving his law degree, he moved back to West Virginia to practice for a couple of years. But, his career took him back to Colorado where he specialized in oil and gas law.

Finally, in 1986, he published his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, which became a huge success, being on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. Later, a movie by the same title was produced based on his novel, and was released nationally in 1991. All of his books have been published in several different countries.

Currently, Coonts lives in Colorado with his third wife, Deborah, He continues to write novels from Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barry on December 12, 2021

Thoroughly enjoyed this latest adventure!! Non-stop action with excellent writing!!......more

Goodreads review by Fredrick on May 02, 2019

In Pirate Alley uses the Somali pirates and Islamic terrorists in novel. Somali pirates capture a cruise ship with over 800 passengers and crew. Rumors of a plot to kill the hostages after the ransom bring Jake Grafton and Tony Carmellini on scene. Another high energy thriller.......more

Goodreads review by Gerald on June 30, 2013

A British cruise ship Sultan of the Seas, with 500 passengers and 350 crewmembers, is captured by Somali pirates and held for a ransom of $200,000,000. Following a gross initial miscalculation on how to handle the situation by dithering politicians while Sultan is still underway, she is towed to the......more

Goodreads review by Georgie on March 05, 2013

Thanks to goodreads and the author I won this first-reads book. This book was full of non-stop action and a look into how the military would operate under a hostage situation. The author did a great job vividly describing the many characters and scenes throughout this book. This was definitely a pag......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on January 24, 2024

The plot certainly was interesting (having only taken my first cruise a few months ago made it quite a bit more vivid), but I just couldn't quite connect with the main protagonist Tommy. Something about a CIA field operative who has a conniption about seeing dead militants up close when he watched o......more

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