Frank Prete

Gordian Weave Frank Prete

The BelariusRougge, a rusted freighter, steams through the murkywater of the Baltic Sea. The mystery freighter iscarrying secret cargo and a dangerous crew.¿It's destination: Copenhagenand danger--Pietro Segretti, an Italian arms dealer, conspires with members ofthe Russian Mafia to hatch a plot to broker the sale of nuclear armament toforeign countries. The plan promises to provide enormous profit but is lacedwith unparallel risk and unrivaled treachery--A trailer truck crashes in thePainted Desert of Arizona and sets off a corporate cover up to conceal itsmysterious freight--Executives of a U. S.chemical conglomerate with access to nuclear materials used in their foodirradiating facilities siphon off nuclear waste for illegal sale and profit--Sheriff, Joseph St. Cloudinvestigates a multiple homicide committed by rival members of the RussianMafia--The investigation thrusts St. Cloud into a sinister weave involving members of theRussian Mafia and the corporate executives--Against insurmountable odds, St. Cloud must confront the power of the corporateconglomerate and the dangerous criminal society that have been so tightly woventogether--. In the end, St. Cloudmust unravel the mystery--the mystery of the Gordian Weave.