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By Order of the President
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By Order of the President Mass market paperbound - 2006

by W. E. Griffin

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At an airfield in Angola, two men board a leased Boeing 727; then, once it is in the air, they slit the pilot's throat and fly to parts unknown. The consternation is immediate, as the CIA, FBI, FAA, and other agencies race to find out what has happened.

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When a leased Boeing 727 is violently hijacked from Angola and flown to parts unknown, the President turns to an outsider--Major Carlos Guillermo Castillo--for answers. A pilot, West Point graduate, and veteran of Desert Storm, Castillo has a sharp eye for the facts--and the truth behind them. In Africa, he is helped and hindered by unexpected allies and ruthless enemies, and begins to untangle a plot of horrific dimensions--a plot that, unless Castillo acts quickly, will end very, very badly.

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The first book in the Presidential Agent series from New York Times bestselling author W.E.B. Griffin

When a leased Boeing 727 is violently hijacked from Angola and flown to parts unknown, the President turns to an outsider--Major Carlos Guillermo Castillo--for answers. A pilot, West Point graduate, and veteran of Desert Storm, Castillo has a sharp eye for the facts--and the truth behind them. In Africa, he is helped and hindered by unexpected allies and ruthless enemies, and begins to untangle a plot of horrific dimensions--a plot that, unless Castillo acts quickly, will end very, very badly.

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  • Title By Order of the President
  • Author W. E. Griffin
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 624
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2006-01-01
  • Features Maps
  • ISBN 9780515139778 / 0515139777
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.78 x 4.28 x 1.07 in (17.22 x 10.87 x 2.72 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Fiction - Espionage / Thriller
  • Library of Congress subjects Suspense fiction, Undercover operations
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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"Plenty of action, high-level intrigue, interesting characters, flip dialogue, romance, and a whole lot of drinking and other carrying on." (Library Journal)



"Cutting-edge military material." (Publishers Weekly)

About the author

W. E. B. Griffin was the author of seven bestselling series: The Corps, Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor, Men at War, Honor Bound, Presidential Agent, and Clandestine Operations. He passed away in February 2019.
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