Following the successful conclusion of Gulf War II, the United States of America and its allies are making progress in the War on Terror. But key members of the al Qaeda terror network are still alive, still dangerous and still in hiding. The President of the United States wants the al Qaeda leadership and its trained assassins drawn out into the open and brought to justice. Mr. Abu Amed, the devoted aide-de-camp to the late Osama bin Laden, is now the chief-of-staff for what remains of the monstrous al Qaeda organization that planned and carried out the atrocities of September 11, 2001. Determined to keep al Qaeda from becoming extinct, Abu Amed has ordered his assassins to remain dormant unless irresistible targets of opportunity present themselves. But Abu Amed has also taken an oath to take revenge on retired Army Colonel, Buck Madison, the person Amed believes is responsible for the death of Osama bin Laden. Knowing of Abu Amed's hatred for Colonel Madison, the President of the United States asks Buck and Dolly Madison to lure Abu Amed and what is left of his al Qaeda organization out of hiding by engaging in an international game of cat and mouse. Unfortunately, the Presidents plan calls for Abu Amed and his assassins to play the role of the cat and for the Madisons to be the mice. If the Madisons are to survive this life-and-death game, they must employ all of the CIA tradecraft they have been taught and even make up some new tricks-of-the-espionage trade as they go. The Berlin Conspiracy is a wild ride that takes the reader from London, to Paris, the Balearic Islands, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Italy, Munich and, finally, to Abu Amed's secret al Qaeda headquarters in Berlin. Readers who enjoy reading about the shadowy world of espionage will find The Berlin Conspiracy even more satisfying and exciting than The Grand Conspiracy and The Panama Conspiracy.
About the Author: William Penn is the nom de plume of a husband and wife writing team. After retiring from military service during which they gained first-hand knowledge of virtually all the places they describe in their novels, both authors pursued careers in state government, academe, political consulting, public relations, and journalism. Following that, they settled in Grand County, Colorado, to enjoy its myriad outdoor-sports opportunities, its scenery and the wonderful people who live there or visit. When not downhill skiing, sailing, flying, hiking, fly-fishing, volunteering, and writing, the authors try to be good companions to an Old English Sheepdog. This novel, like its predecessors, The Grand Conspiracy by William Penn and The Panama Conspiracy by William Penn, is part of a four-novel series featuring Buck and Dolly Madison. The final novel in the series, The Umbrella Conspiracy, is a work-in-progress. For more information, see: www.buckanddolly.com.