Desert Heist is an epic, high-adrenaline, cinematic adventure that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s a cross between Indiana Jones and Three Kings, making for a dramatic, intense and incredibly entertaining thrill ride through the desert of Saudi Arabia and the sands of time. A smashing debut by Alex Dekker!
Nate Wilde is a former Green Beret turned student pursuing a PhD in Archaeology at Harvard. Trying to move on from the tragic events at the end of his military career, he pours himself into a dissertation proposal to find the lost Saudi Arabian city of Ubar. When his proposal is rejected, Nate decides he won’t give up that easily and seeks more evidence to gain approval. Teaming up with several of his former teammates and a geologist seeking her missing father, they illegal enter Saudi Arabia via Yemen and quickly find themselves pursued by al Qaeda terrorists and a former Spetsnaz soldier whose orders from a shadowy organization are to stop Nate and his team by any means necessary. Kicking off a life-or-death race against the clock with serious global ramifications on the line. And Nate will not be deterred from achieving his goal. By any means necessary.
The pursuit of lost history and buried treasure, and the dangers inherent in such a risky journey, are enough on their own to produce a pulse-pounding story. Throw in a highly capable and well-financed operator who will stop at nothing to keep that expedition from success, and it throws more fuel on the fire. Then add in a woman who’s desperate to find her father and the attempt to heal broken bonds of a brotherhood forged in battle, and emotional connections are created that grow reader’s investment in the characters. Lastly, exploring themes of resilience, overcoming obstacles and never giving up, give this tale a fist-pumping, cheer-out-loud quality that results in total buy-in from the reader. Simply put, it’s a summer blockbuster action movie in book form.
Alex Dekker has announced himself as an author to keep your eye on with Desert Heist, a thriller that appears to be the start of a promising series with unlimited potential for action and adventure.
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