{"product_id":"playground-for-ambition-book-7-in-the-mike4-series-9781958363041","title":"Playground for Ambition: Book 7 in the MIKE4 Series","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"With so many espionage and special ops thriller writers out there, Seeger is unique in that he lived and thrived in both worlds. \u003ci\u003ePlayground for Ambition \u003c\/i\u003e- captures that professional experience in a highly entertaining and well-crafted espionage tale.\" MARK KELTON, former chief of the CIA Counterintelligence Center \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSPECIAL OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER SUE O'CONNELL has found a way to break free from mundane office desk work. She and her colleagues from the SOF HUMINT cell are going to hunt down two Balkan war criminals visiting Germany.\u003cbr\u003eBetter still, Sue is going to get a chance to work with her boyfriend, who is also based in Germany. They simply need to prove that the travelers are war criminals, then turn the information over to the German authorities. Meanwhile, Sue's mother, Barbara O'Connell, is working on a project to return art looted during World War II to the original owners. The project involves identifying if the art for sale at a Frankfurt auction house belonged to a Jewish family in 1939. If so, the family can file a lawsuit to stop the sale and arrange for the return of their heirlooms.\u003cbr\u003eBoth projects seem straightforward: Collect the information and turn the operations over to the Germans. But, like so much in the history of the O'Connell family, nothing is truly easy or without risks. When the two operations collide with a scheme involving a vast, new playground for ambition, treachery reaches startling heights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR J.R. SEEGER'S \u003c\/b\u003eMIKE4\u003cb\u003e SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you like good tales of the shadowy, often hard-edged world of counter- terrorism, read Mike4! Written by a veteran of 'the community, ' it will teach while it entertains.\" \u003cb\u003eGENERAL STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Share of the Task: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTeam of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Seeger quickly immerses the reader into the world and missions of the OSS, our nation's first special operations and intelligence organization. The writing, the 'feel, ' and behaviors of the characters are authentic, with plenty here to engage both the veteran operator, as well as the casual reader interested in better understanding the actions [and] courage of our OSS heroes.\" \u003cb\u003eLTG (RETIRED) JOHN MULHOLLAND\u003c\/b\u003e, former Deputy Commander, US Special Operations Command and former Commander, US Army Special Operation Command \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this suspense-filled thriller, Seeger takes his readers on a voyage of discovery across a dangerous, clandestine world he knows so well. His own experience in special ops add unmatched granularity and reality to a fast-paced, terrific yarn.\" \u003cb\u003eMILT BEARDEN\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Tulip \u003c\/i\u003eand co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Main Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Seeger has crafted a fast-paced narrative which carries the reader to multiple hotspots during WWII... This book may be fictional, but the accuracy and attention to detail yields a fine overview of the extraordinary contributions of a heretofore under-appreciated wartime agency.\" \u003cb\u003eANN TODD\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eOSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman's Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Seeger] introduces us to the complexities of the war behind the lines across the globe. He clearly knows his stuff; the combat scenes are vivid, the tactics nuanced and sophisticated, with a host of political problems lurking in the background.\" \u003cb\u003eCOL (RETIRED) NICHOLAS REYNOLDS\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eErnest Hemingway: Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBasra, Baghdad, and Beyond: The United States Marine Corps in the Second Iraq War\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"JR Seeger has written the heart and soul of person who must make hard decisions at the hardest moment, often in a world of grey, of lies, while in the search for a truth.\" \u003cb\u003eDOUG STANTON\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author of \u003ci\u003e12 Strong \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey of Echo Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. Seeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mission Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958363041\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mission Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43952547889267,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8dcb9988-98e7-4cf1-adfb-745e0aad6afc.jpg?v=1759494312","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/playground-for-ambition-book-7-in-the-mike4-series-9781958363041","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}