Thunder in Formosa: A Mick Pierce Spy Thriller [Paperback]

Fritz Galt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mick Pierce Spy Thrillers | Publication Date: December 27, 2000

A TYPHOON

Dark clouds are gathering on the horizon as renegade elements in the Chinese military conspire with ruthless foreign businessmen to invade the island of Taiwan. Meanwhile, Mother Nature has plans of her own.

AN EARTHQUAKE

While CIA agent Mick Pierce and his wife Natalie prepare their Taipei apartment for a deadly typhoon, the island suffers a crippling earthquake that kills hundreds of thousands of its citizens and sets its crowded cities ablaze. But are the dual natural disasters a coincidence?A

NUCLEAR BOMB

Mick is stunned to learn that the earthquake was triggered by a nuclear device placed in an underwater crevice of a major fault line.He immediately sets agents in motion across the region. The story moves briskly from the burning streets of Taipei, to the monumental bank towers of Hong Kong, the back alleys of Shanghai, and a luxury yacht in the South China Sea.

THUNDER IN FORMOSA

As American warships circle closer, the agents must fight, deal, and seduce their way to expose the terrorist before America and China are drawn into a deadly war.To his shock, Mick discovers that the mastermind has followed his every move!

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From the Publisher

This intense paperback thriller takes the reader briskly from the burning streets of Taipei, to the monumental bank towers of Hong Kong, the back alleys of Beijing and Shanghai, and a luxury yacht in the South China Sea.

About the Author

American author Fritz Galt has lived in Europe, the Far East, and South Asia. Don't miss his other Mick Pierce thrillers: The Karta Conspiracy, Bazaar of the Dead, and The Hanuman Type. Visit www.SpyThrillers.com for more information about the characters, settings, history, religions, and issues contained in these novels. The site includes photos, maps, links, excerpts, message boards, feedback, reviews, and interviews with the author.

Product Details

• Paperback: 436 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (December 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595165109
• ISBN-13: 978-0595165100
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,941,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Wisconsin to a Swiss immigrant in 1958, Fritz Galt has lived around the world, from the Caribbean to Europe to Asia. Destined to become a writer, he penned his first novel, about a globetrotting family, at age 15 and earned a degree in fiction writing at the University of Illinois in 1980. He has since written 14 novels including the highly acclaimed thrillers The Geneva Seduction, Fatal Sting, China Gate, and The Maltese Cross. He lives with his family in China.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Earthquakes, Government Overthrow, and a nice pair of...., April 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Thunder in Formosa: A Mick Pierce Spy Thriller (Paperback)

I purchased this book for a flight back from Taiwan to the US and found that it was perfectly suited to reading on an airplane-entertaining, and an easy read which did not challenge me in a jet lagged state. I enjoyed reading about the places I had just visited, although reading about those places, and the nice people of Taiwan, being the victims of a terrible disaster and humanitarian crisis was a lot less fun. The author made many mentions of how male characters managed to scope out breasts peeking from blouses, bras hanging on clotheslines and trapping men as they flee their pursuers, skimpy bathing suits, and well oiled but less well covered bodies; this sophomoric aspect of the book was less titillating than it was inspiring of the thought that the author is at least a tad on the immature side. It is written as if the author hopes that this one will be his big break for a "screenplay" which might explain some of the breast and bra narration described above. Despite these digs, I admit that I enjoyed the book and think that for a light reading mystery fan, and for someone who enjoys thinking about Taiwan, its a pretty good book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Moans, Groans, and Political Bones in Formosa, April 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Thunder in Formosa: A Mick Pierce Spy Thriller (Paperback)

I bought this book for a trip to Taiwan, as I like to read fiction set in the place I am visiting when I travel. The book is great for the goal of killing time while traveling or having some light reading while settling down to sleep. Its not the kind of valuable book, by contrast, that you would mind leaving in a hotel room either, if you need to lighten your load. This mystery is fun to read, and is certainly worth taking on a plane as it is totally readable, even with jet lag fatigue. It has a lot of discussion regarding breasts, bras, oiled near-naked bodies, and other stuff of sophomoric fantasy, making one wonder about the maturity of the author. It reads a little bit like a movie script, and one also wonders if the author hopes to hit the big one and get a screenplay out of this someday. Despite these jabs at the book/authors underlying pschological health, I still enjoyed the book, as it was fun to have a mystery set in a place I was visiting and becoming familiar with. It was a bit sad, though, to think of the beautiful island I was visiting suffering a great humanitarian crisis as described in this mystery.