Wiiportal: Jan 13, 2009

Treachery, Avarice, and Homicide

In this action thriller "Hijack at Malacca" Sydney Gould takes the present day world oil crisis to develop a plot filled with political intrigue that leads to International outcomes. Yvonne Bakuna, a French secret service operative with Nigerian roots and Amari Okira, leader of the People's Movement of Nigeria are the central characters in this roller coaster ride of peril and suspense.

Raped as a child, Yvonne is determined to avenge the men who raped her. These men wore the Nigerian army insignia. The experience left her with an additional passionate desire to help resolve political plotting in Nigeria, where the secret pumping of oil and then charging inflated prices had taken its toll on the nation's economy.

Amari, head of the People's movement, has formulated a plan whereby crude oil will be traded for weapons to be used as bargaining chips with the government of Nigeria to ease the burden of the common man.

Yvonne was recruited by Amari to help him implement the operation. Jason Wells an American businessman, community leader and humanitarian with substantial resources, known for his philanthropist interests, was also enlisted to help in carrying out the plot. Jason was to arrange for a Canadian owned ship to carry out the planned transfer of Nigerian oil which was then to be taken by tanker to Singapore.

The plan backfired on Amari and Yvonne as they discovered Jason had betrayed them. Jason had his own plan to have the ship hijacked at Malacca. Jason would then be the majority benefactor of the operation.

Gould writes an exiting imaginative plot, has solid character development and uses fast paced dialog to carry the powerful plot forward. This is a non stop action adventure story with plot twists, clandestine meetings. It is a treacherous story of greed, murder, and allegiance to a cause, and includes courtroom drama.

Gould has done detailed research in his development of background material on the shipbuilding industry, on the politics and economy of Nigeria, on International law, the extradition process, police investigative procedures, and the parameters within the justice system. This thoroughness adds to the credibility of the story line, which includes romance, betrayal, greed and murder.

"Hijack at Malacca" is entertaining, enjoyable, suspenseful, and informative. I predict the book will soon become a topic for conversation among readers of this genre and that Stanley Gould will quickly become a household word in the homes of these readers of political action and legal thrillers.

As Reviewed for Midwest Book Review.

Richard R. Blake, Christian Education Consultant, Book Store Owner

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Book Review - "Hijack at Malacca" - by Sydney D Gould

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