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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Listen to the Roar in the East!
Fort Lauderdale, Date 2006: In this mad, mad world, terrorism has become an
abhorrent, yet increasingly common fact of life; and every sane person
worries about the next target. Yet, as with the Cold War, ultimately we must
find some way to relieve our fear. In A Roar in the East, author Steven Lusk
takes a lighthearted look at US intelligence's war on terror. Along the way
he plays with political correctness, stereotyping and ham-fisted spies.
Terrorists plague the world and the Middle East is in turmoil. The dastardly
villain, Abou al Raini, might be in the midst of developing a new and
dangerous weapon that has the United States worried. The ultra-secret
Department of Reconnaissance and Knowledge (DORK) has dispatched its best,
or rather, its only available secret agent to stop al Raini. Ames Blond, a
mediocre spy at best, heads for Iraq to find al Raini and foil his nefarious
plan. With a little help, and a lot of luck, Ames bumbles his way around
Iraq; braving bad weather, camel and sheep dung, terrible food and a cranky
Ford Pinto while trying to locate al Raini's base of operation.
The hero of A Roar in the East, Ames Blond, is a latter day James Bond
without the girl, Eddie Murphy without the panache and John Wayne without
the walk. He is ably assisted by General "Tenstars" Manystars, the head
DORK; eccentric R, who invents useless gadgets to support the field agents
and Hassim, the CIA wannabe from New Jersey who makes a living selling junk
jewelry and camel dung.
About the Author: Steven Lusk, spent almost thirty years traveling around
the world at government expense prior to retiring from the US Armed Forces.
From the jungles of Vietnam and Guatemala to the sand dunes of the Middle
East and the crab-infested terrain of Cuba, Steve has met a large number of
exotic, strange and sometimes downright-weird people; eaten their food,
drank their beer and chased their girls. In A Roar in The East Steve draws
upon those experiences to create a hilarious and totally inappropriate
reading experience. Steve lives in beautiful East Tennessee with his wife,
two kids and two cats.
Publication: A Roar in the East
Author: Steven Lusk
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 1-59526-552-X PB
Pages: 196
Price: $13.95
Size: 6 x 9
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BOOK REVIEW
Alice Klien - SimeGen.com
Ames Blond is no James Bond. And it appears, from the very first paragraph,
that if he had a "license to kill", we would probably all be dead. A Roar in
the East is a tongue-in-cheek parody of spies and every James Bond movie
you've ever seen. A cross between Maxwell Smart and "Mr. Bean", Blond's
story will have you laughing from the first page straight through to the
last paragraph.
This book is for anyone who needs...or wants...a good laugh. If that's not a
good enough reason, you'll find out exactly where bin Laden is hiding. For
some of you, where will come as a big surprise. The characters are
interesting, the storyline unpredictable, and the ending...well, to put it
gently, totally unexpected!
Kudos to Steven Lusk. Keep those parodies coming!