Hostage to Fortune

By Ted Mason

A mercenary invasion? A coup d'tat? Civil War? Or maybe it's all an elaborate plot to discredit the American Embassy in the island republic of Sharqiya.
Ambassador Hal Potter was once a professor, and an expert on French colonialism. Now he will need all his knowledge and diplomatic skill to hold his fractious team together in the face of the dangers that threaten to destroy them all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0910155380
• ISBN13: 9780910155380
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Bartleby Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Well Written Story

I have spent enough time overseas to recognize when people write with authority. Ted Mason certainly does. He weaves plot, characterization and setting into a seamless story, which is a pleasure to read. The conflicts between the characters are amusing and keep the plot going until the action finale.

A Book With a View

I found the book to be very tight, although with a few errors easily fixed by a good copy editor. The author doesn't waste words, unlike so many "popular" writers - no wading through pages of unecessary decriptions. Anyone who's been involved in diplomatic circles can easily recognize many of the characters and thier motivations, and for those who haven't, you may see many aspects of some regular old people you know. The local colour is indicative of the author's familiarity with his subject, and is very easily fit into the story. The plot is not a new one, but who's seen anything in the news lately which hasn't been there before? There are twists and turns, some anticiapted and many not. It's overall a good, well written story with the ability to take you into the pages, and with an uncomplicated, un-Hollywood, plot - just like real life.