TERROR AND INTRIGUE NOW SPREADS ACROSS ALL THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS! Two Russian FSB agents' throats are ripped away by a 'Lei O Mano', an ancient Hawaiian warrior's weapon. When a group of missionaries are found slaughtered in Perm, Russia and the Russian's top genetic scientist turns up missing, a single potato arrives in Hawaii starting agent Jim Rikey on a quest to find out how this potato is linked to his uncle's murder in Perm. Viktor, a top Russian FSB officer as well as Taka Matsuura, a wealthy Japanese businessman, are prepared to use all of their resources to retrieve and exploit the genetic secrets this potato holds before Jim can uncover the shocking truth. Haruko, Jotty, and Jim are reunited, and Eddie Popp, a CIA operative, joins Jotty's NCTC team on their mission to prove Taka is the leader of the deadly Red Summit terrorist group. They must stop Taka from using the secrets of the genetic modifications before millions suffer the consequences of the Kona Snow. And just what is the significance of the weaponized anthrax found on a dive boat off the Big Island? Kona Snow is Book Two in author Terry Fritts' bio-terror series and features many of the same characters in his first novel Taka. Kona Snow adds several other interesting characters in a much more complex web of intrigue and action that takes place on several of the Hawaiian Islands, primarily the Big Island, Kauai, and Oahu, as well as Russia, Thailand, Japan, and Southern California. Kona Snow continues the saga of the terrorist cell the Red Summit, led by Taka, as he now plans a two-prong attack on America.
Terry is a transplanted Kansan who has been living and playing music professionally in California since 1973. After completeing a MA degree in Music Composition and spending brief stints teaching at the Claremont Colleges and at Cal Poly Pomona he moved on to have a successful career as a jazz, rock and roll, and blues saxophone player. In the mid-nineties Terry returned to teaching but continued to perform on a part-time basis.
Today, Terry struggles as a marginally successful novelist (Curse you Borders) and enjoys traveling with his wife Pauline. They are both active in Kidcare International, a USAID organization dedicated to helping children throughout the world.
Terry has taken a years leave from writing to build a wing onto his house and to enjoy his seven grandchildren. Look for two new books from Terry in the fall of 2012.
