Rogues they encounter include a "whirlwind Texas entrepreneur" sailing around the world a crooked diplomat in league with a charismatic pirate, both eyeing a payday and a pair of kidnapped al-Qaeda operatives, one an American citizen with a bounty on his head.
Dara Barr, a documentary filmmaker newly arrived in Djibouti to make a film about pirates as a follow-up to her Oscar-winning Katrina documentary, and Dara's savvy friend and fixer, Xavier, stumble into a thicket of intrigue before the two are on the open water. And there's Jama Raisuli, a black al Qaeda terrorist from Miami, who's vowed to blow up something big.Leonard (Road Dogs) goes exotic with this eventually killer story of contemporary piracy set on the horn of Africa.
He's promised his girlfriend, Helene, a nifty fashion model, that he'll marry her if she doesn't become seasick or bored while circling the world on his yacht. Billy Wynn, a Texas billionaire, plays mysterious roles as the mood strikes him. The most successful pirate, driving his Mercedes around Djibouti, appears to be a good guy, but his pal, a cultured Saudi diplomat, has dubious connections. They learn soon enough that almost no one in the Middle East is who he seems to be. Now, looking for a bigger challenge, Dara and her right-hand-man, Xavier LeBo, a six-foot-six, seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to film modern-day pirates hijacking merchant ships. She's covered the rape of Bosnian women, neo-Nazi white supremacists, and post-Katrina New Orleans, and has won awards for all three. Elmore Leonard, New York Times bestselling author and "the hippest, funniest national treasure in sight" (Washington Post), brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping-and sometimes playful-tale of modern-day piracy Dara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game.
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