Double Back

Intelligence agent Alan "Mac" McQueen is back—and putting his life on the line to fight the forces who will stop at nothing to destroy the independence movement in East Timor In the action-packed and gripping sequel to Second Strike, super-spy Alan McQueen is pulled out of a deep-cover assignment to find an agent who's missing. It sounds like a straightforward operation but, as he digs deeper, he discovers a faction of Indonesia's army plotting against the East Timorese. From the paranoia of Dili to guerrilla-infested jungles to the machinations of Canberra, Mac finds himself in a world of murder and torture where he must forge alliances with his rivals just to stay alive. Fighting the good fight, Mac discovers a plot to use a deadly ethno-bomb which kills only native East Timorese—who don't share the ethnicity of most Indonesians. As the clock ticks Mac has a life-defining choice: walk away or double back. Intelligence agent Alan 'Mac' McQueen is back in the action-packed and gripping sequel to Second Strike. This time he's putting his life on the line to fight the forces who will stop at nothing to destroy the independence movement in East Timor.Alan McQueen (aka Mac)-the intrepid hero of Golden Serpent and Second Strike-is a tough, true-blue, resourceful Aussie. An intelligence agent, Mac spends a lot of his time doing undercover work in southeast Asia.Double Back sees Mac putting his life on the line fighting dangerous forces who will stop at nothing to sink the independence movement in East Timor. Fighting the good fight, Mac discovers a plot to use a deadly ethno-bomb which kills only native East Timorese-who don't share the ethnicity of most Indonesians...Can Mac secure the ethno-bomb before it's too late? AU Author. Suspense fiction. War stories. Adventure fiction. Alan McQueen (aka Mac) the intrepid hero of Golden Serpent and Second Strike is a tough, true-blue, resourceful Aussie. An intelligence agent, Mac spends a lot of his time doing undercover work in south east Asia. Double Back sees Mac putting his life on the line fighting dangerous forces who will stop at nothing to sink the independence movement in East Timor. Fighting the good fight, Mac discovers a plot to use a deadly ethno-bomb which kills only native East Timorese who don't share the ethnicity of most Indonesians. Can Mac secure the ethno-bomb before it's too late? Overview: Mark Abernethy has been a writer and journalist for more than 25 year, writing for publications such as the Australian Financial Review, The Bulletin and the Sydney Morning Herald. His first novel, Golden Serpent, was published by A&U Arena in 2007, followed by Second Strike (2008), Double Back (2009) and Counter Attack (2011). The first four titles follow the exploits of an Aussie intelligence officer, Alan McQueen, who deals with problems in South East Asia. The McQueen books have been compared to Tom Clancy, Lee Child and Ian Fleming, and are on sale in Italian translation.