Book Review: Ghost of Africa Gets the Gold – The International Review of Books
The International Review of Books has just awarded a Gold badge of achievement to the novel “Ghost of Africa.”
As dawn draws near, faint traces of skylight begin to filter through the trees and bramble blocking the eastern horizon.
Bret Lee, is an unassuming middle-aged American. Handsome, average height and build, he could very well be your friendly next door neighbor who’s a Professor of Read more>>
Striking in appearance, Chu-lin is a beautiful American-born, extremely brilliant, competent and courageous Chinese woman. Almost as tall as Bret with an hour-glass figure, Read more>>
At age 31, Zhu Yeong is Chu-lin Yeong’s much younger brother. Though they grew up together, when Zhu left for out-of-state college, their relationship faltered. Read more>>
Bret Lee, a U.S. Army chemical engineer, retires to look for work in private industry, only to learn that the high-paying job he’s offered at a Caracas fertilizer plant requires him to become a spy. And thus Bret and his Chinese wife, Chu-Lin, become enmeshed in the struggle for oil within the most dangerous city of the world. With help from the CIA, the Lees discover China’s plan to control Venezuela’s oil production. But these spy mates have an “ace in the hole” that might just trump China’s play.
Another rip-roaring entry into the genre of thrilling spy fiction. Barthelemy Banks, author of “Mumm and Mumm’s Curse“
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An optimistic adventure set against the ugliness of modern warfare in Syria. Kirkus Reviews
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Book Review: ‘Ghost of Africa’ by Chuck Van Soye (With Darren Van Soye) Florida author Chuck Van Soye keeps taking on new writing challenges, perhaps influenced by his background of …
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