This image is the cover for the book Choke Point

Choke Point

WHEN HIGH-RISK COURIER SIMON LEONIDOVICH IS DRAWN INTO A GAME OF INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE IN THE NEW GAMING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST HIM LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

While overseeing the frenzied but suspiciously troubled construction of his new Macau mega resort, The Pacific Pearl, Big Jake Rynerson is secretly working with the president of the United States to frame a new international trade agreement -- the Pacific Rim Alliance -- between China, Taiwan, and America.

To help forge this partnership, Simon Leonidovich, the man who can deliver anything, anywhere, is called upon to return a priceless artifact -- the Crest of Ch'in -- to the People's Republic of China. But there are many shadow forces who view a Sino-American alliance as a threat to their interests. With the opening of the Pacific Pearl just weeks away, a violent attack leaves Big Jake fighting for his life . . . and the man who can save the Alliance struggling to save himself.

Jay MacLarty

Jay MacLarty has been an entrepreneur since the age of twenty-one. Having put together a nationwide chain of restaurants and nightclubs before the age of thirty, he turned his attention to retail and the organizational business, where he created a software company to support his design concepts. In his spare time he created one of the first computerized handicapping programs for Thoroughbred racing. Following his sojourn into racing, he turned his attention to politics and spent nearly a year working for a Presidential campaign.

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