The Abductions

About the Book

Following a gala, the presidents of the United States and China disappear after retiring for the night within their heavily guarded palaces inside the Forbidden City. After an intense investigation ensues, no one can determine how the dignitaries were abducted while under constant surveillance. When an internet video is released that shows the heads of state kneeling before the flag of the Protectors of Islam, the question of who abducted them and what they want is answered. The Islamic terrorists threaten that unless their demands are met within seventy-two hours, both men will be beheaded live on the internet. With each country’s intelligence agencies paralyzed by a lack of clues, Matt Moretti and his Chinese agent counterpart, Han Li, work outside their organizations’ bureaucracies to find the leaders. After they uncover a conspiracy focused on attaining a singular objective at any cost, Moretti and Li are arrested for interfering with the investigation. Now they must outrun the army, make sense of complex clues, and race to find the presidents before their abductors carry out their evil plan. In this thrilling story of intrigue and murder, an American civilian intelligence officer and Chinese agent must do everything in their power to stop the beheading of two international leaders by Islamic terrorists.

About the Author

Alan Refkin is the author of a previous novel, The Archivist, and the coauthor of four previously published nonfiction books. He received the iUniverse Editor’s Choice Award for The Wild Wild East and for Piercing the Great Wall of Corporate China. He lectures internationally on how to conduct business in Asia and lives in Florida with his wife, Kerry. He is currently working on his third Matthew Moretti and Han Li novel. More information on the author, including his blogs and newsletters, can be found at alanrefkin.com.