Mark Harland The Maltese Mandarin Paperback Book

Casting retirement aside, former Royal Navy submarine Commander, Bruce McCandless, was asked to perform one more role for the National Security Agency (NSA). The problem was China again. This time it was their String of Pearls doctrine that was the issue at stake. The Politburo had its predatory eyes on Malta and specifically the huge dry dock in the Grand Harbour known as the Red Dock. They had originally built it and now, just like Hong Kong, they wanted it back. A plan was hatched to lure the Chinese President Zhang to the George Cross Island under the pretext of a Summit with his opposite number, the newlyelected American President Kirk. The motor yacht Christina O was chartered to act as the venue. Surely neither President would decline an invitation to follow in the footsteps of JFK, Winston Churchill and Jackie Onassis. Using his intimate knowledge of Malta, McCandless and his coagent Alexandria Pisani, a vivacious American girl of Maltese descent, put the jigsaw pieces into place. President Kirk wasnt told everything. Quite simply, he didnt need to know. | Mark Harland The Maltese Mandarin Paperback Book