The American Mission

By Matthew Palmer

Book Overview

One of NPR's Best Books of 2014 After witnessing a devastating incident in Darfur, Alex Baines is stripped of his security clearance and relegated to a desk job. He's about to resign when his former mentor--now the current Ambassador to the Congo--offers him an opportunity to start over. But the post isn't what Alex imagined. The US company Consolidated Mining seems to be everywhere. When a hostage situation involving a survey team arises, Alex is sent in, finding himself in the middle of the conflict with a guerilla leader and Marie Tsiolo, a native geologist on the team. As violence escalates in the region, Alex struggles to balance the interests of the U.S. with the greater good of the people of the Congo--and somehow stay alive.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425275388
• ISBN13: 9780425275382
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher