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M.K. Jacobs
Writer of Action/Adventure "Contract Series" Novels
Title of the Book - "Contract Bleu"
I need a cover designed for Kindle and C Format/Trade Size Paperback.
On the Back of the book should include the following Synopsis.
"Jacques Barbosa, now retired from the French Military, takes on more than he bargained for, returning to Ethiopia to search for two rogue militia who have shot his ex-wife, concert pianist Elizabeth Mallory.
Recruited by British MI5 boss Sir Braxton Jerret, Barbosa and his partner Hendrik’ Dutch’ Palese reunite to unearth the secrets within a Malian Ore Mine, only to realise they may have been set up by their own country. Discovering the ore train destined for Senegal has been diverted, the team are assisted by Foreign Legion troops hastily summoned by the French Surete, to squash a rebel army and drive back a rebellion. But what is on the train so precious General Maddox renowned lawbreaker, who has taken over the official government in Mali will risk all to get it back.
Contract Bleu is a thrilling adventure of trust and deceit, has Jacques Barbosa and the team been betrayed and if so, will he decide who is lying and who is telling the truth."
Description of the book-
Ethiopia 1994- Sir Braxton Jerret head of British foreign Defence projects, needs a covert team sent into Mali to investigate thefts from a British Mining consortium.
Enter ex French military Colonel Jacques Barbosa and his partner Hendrik ‘Dutch’ Palese. Destination Ethiopia; to find Ato Kahlil, an ex-special forces soldier who has been tasked with surveillance of two rogue soldiers.
Vying for Jacques attention are Claire Moser an MI5 rogue agent and ex-wife Elizabeth Mallory, a world renowned concert pianist; both women are congenial liars, but which one is telling the truth?
Cue Mali, the team makes a decision to follow the ore train into Senegal. An accident at the river border crossing, destroys their chances of finding out the truth. Have they been betrayed by their own country? And are the theft of precious blue stones worth risking the contract.
Discovering the train has been divided into two, the team decide to split up, Dutch follows the locomotive north, with one new attachment - the old presidential carriage. Inside Ato has positioned a kidnap victim, Kadista a woman intent on keeping her own secrets.
But when Claire Moser links up with one of the rogue soldiers and learns the train carriage holds more than they bargained for, she needs to contact Sir Braxton in London. Immediately. She knows her information is going to spark an International incident.
Jacques and Dutch join up with the French Foreign Legion to take down the new country’s dictator, self-appointed General Maddox who wants his gold returned at any cost, and that includes blowing up the whole train to get it.
Satellite images see a large force is heading towards them, trapped between the Ore train and the manic General, Jacques takes a chance, only to discover one woman has been leading them on all along
Logline -
When a British traitor contracts a retired Army Colonel to discover what is going on in a Malian Mine, he believes he has been set up and must decide whose lying and who is telling the truth.
Tagline.
Retiring to the beach is not an option.
Key words-
Sex, Army, French, Foreign Legion, MI5, Spies, retaliation, trains, precious stones, covert, defense, Ethiopia, special forces, rogue soldiers, Senegal, pianist, Australian, betrayal, satellite images, dictators, Mali, fighting, explosions, Sand forts, Cannes, London. Russians, Mafia.
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