Freebie; The Exile by Andrew Britton (Sony Store)

[AnemicOak]

http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/and...00000000231159

Description: Near the start of Britton's uneven fourth spy thriller to feature ex-CIA agent Ryan Kealey (after The Invisible), Janjaweed militiamen brutally murder Lily Durant, an American nurse working at a refugee camp in Darfur and the niece of the U.S. president, David Brenneman. Gen. Joel Stralen, a close friend of Brenneman's who considers the CIA a rival to his own Defense Intelligence Agency, … more »seizes the chance to sideline political rivals and to justify armed retribution against Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir, suspected of ordering the attack on the camp. Meanwhile, CIA deputy director Jonathan Harper asks Kealey to investigate covertly. Kealey's quest for truth spans Africa, but few will be surprised when the operative finds answers closer to home. While Britton realistically portrays intelligence as a group effort, he doesn't make the best use of Kealey's time on stage, devoting a puzzling amount of space establishing his hero's credentials with a South African bodyguarding sequence. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. With intricate plotting and spine tingling action, The Exile propels us deep into the heart of a terrifying conspiracy rooted in one of the world's most unstable regions--a place where the political has become brutally personal. . . For the President of the United States, the daily horror of life in West Darfur, Sudan's anarchic killing fields, just hit heartbreakingly close to home. His beloved niece Lily, a nurse caring for refugees in the most war-torn region, has been targeted and savagely murdered by a corps of Janjaweed, fearsome government-backed militiamen. The rash and vicious killing is a clear provocation, but any response will seriously destabilize the already-teetering region and threaten the security of the entire world. With the situation too explosive for diplomatic or military solutions, yet with the President and the public thirsting for revenge, America is out of options. Except one: Ryan Kealey. Kealey, ex-Special Forces, former CIA, unrivaled counterterrorism expert, has been central to the war on terror for over a decade. But he's finished trying to save the world. After the Agency hung him out to dry--and let his lover die--it was easy for him to turn his back. They had nothing he wanted. Until now. For the government has revealed its trump card, the one thing Kealey will risk everything for. Once back in the fold, Kealey's pursuit of Lily's killers unearths secrets and betrayals that shock even his war-tempered sensibilities and leave him with no-one to trust. On the lawless streets of Sudan, and at the highest levels of the American government, shadowy forces ignite a conflagration with unknowable global consequences. Brimming with intrigue and danger, The Exile pulses with high-stakes gamble after gamble, as one man navigates a tenuous web of international relations that could collapse at any moment. . . (from Amazon.com)

[doreenjoy]

Thank you!

[tech_au]

They don't actually tell you its an excerpt but its only the first 3 chapters. The full book is 400 pages long according to Amazon and released on 1 July.
ebooks.addall.com is the only place I found that states its an excerpt.

[koland]

Yep, nothing to indicate it's an excerpt, but you only get 39 pages.

Anyone know where to complain about a defective book at Sony? All I eventually found was a hardware tech support page - they try to be helpful, but can't do much.

[AnemicOak]

Sorry guys. Didn't realize it wasn't a full book.

[koland]

I did not either and was all set to post about it a couple of days ago, and then noticed the publication date in the other stores. When I opened my purchase at Sony, that's when I discovered the problem.