Collision of Lies: A Franz Waldbaer Thriller

John LeBeau

Mar 2012 · Oceanview Publishing

About this ebook

A vicious murder at sea begins a series of deadly events stretching from Europe to the Middle East and Africa. International conspirators plot to send a shipment of goods to an undisclosed destination, and they will stop at nothing to achieve their ends. A concealed world of deceit and lies is populated by an international assassin, a brutal ship's captain, criminal businessmen, rogue scientists, and ruthless government representatives. Standing in their paths is Bavarian Kommissar of Police Franz Waldbaer, assisted by a team of CIA operational specialists and a capable, if prickly, female Austrian police official. The stakes are high and the time is limited to prevent an incident with major international implications. From the alpine peaks of Germany to the alley ways of Azerbaijan, from CIA headquarters in Virginia to the sweep of the North Atlantic, the pace is furious as malevolent and murderous players do all within their power to defeat the forces of order arrayed against them.

About the author

Dr. John J. LeBeau is a former Senior Operations Officer who retired from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2005.  Most of his intelligence operations career was spent on assignment outside of the United States, including several locations experiencing active terrorism or insurgency.  He is presently Professor of Strategy and Security in the College for International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany, and a permanent faculty member of the Marshall Center’s Program on Terrorism and Security Studies.  In addition, Dr. LeBeau is Chairman of the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG).

LeBeau’s first novel, Collision of Evil was nominated Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers Society.