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9780984649303
Book Title
Right Guard
Item Length
9in
Publisher
Foxboro Press LLC
Publication Year
2012
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Alexandra Hamlet
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Thrillers / General, Thrillers / Suspense, Political
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Number of Pages
374 Pages

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Over one million military weapons and equipment are missing from the U.S. military inventories across the country. Who is stealing the weapons and why? CIA operative Eric Brent, and his revolutionary light weapon invention, is used by CIA to flush out a secretive, phantom group hostile to a wildly spending, intrusive U.S. Administration that threatens to destroy the American economy and shrink individual freedoms.Hamlet takes you through the twists and turns of the secretive world of intelligence as the undercover assignment goes astray. Eric exposes a far-reaching and well-planned movement and an event that could alter the United States forever. Strained loyalties arise as the phantom group appeals to Eric and his superiors. At the height of his infiltration, a former lover, Jill, reenters his life and places them both in danger. Loyal forces within the intelligence community struggle to learn who is involved and organize counter-moves yet stay undetected. Each question ends in surprise as personal and professional conflicts for Eric arise. He is forced to reach back into his high-ranking father's Nazi Germany past... to solicit help.The year is 1978, yet The Right Guard resembles the present state of the political and economic climate of the U.S. and a possible, eerie scenario and outcome.The Right Guard is an exercise in gripping, fast-paced realism that keeps the reader mesmerized through the eyes of those who live in the intelligence world.

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Foxboro Press LLC
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0984649301
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9780984649303
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Book Title
Right Guard
Author
Alexandra Hamlet
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / General, Thrillers / Suspense, Political
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
374 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz

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This is the most realistic novel I have read about what it feels like to be in the field as a case officer. --Senior Member of the Intelligence Community, former case officer., "In addition to be an exciting read, and totally plausible, Right Guard deftly explores the in-depth turmoil that field operatives often experience as they navigate both the political and especially moral undertones that are inescapably part of any major clandestine operation.  A must read for any spy aficionado!"  --Former Senior Operations Officer, CIA, Wow, talk about a page turner.  This story happens in the late 1970 s but is as plausible now as then.  Being an avid reader, an amateur student of history and a 30 year Army veteran, I expected this new novel to be bursting with mistakes.  Not true.  It is one that ranks with  Seven Days In May  and is as believable.  The story is set during the turbulent time in our post Vietnam War government and during the Watergate scandal.  Many have forgotten the gridlock of the Nixon years due to Watergate and the inability of the Department of Defense to have much influence in foreign policy during the subsequent Carter term.  Our military organizations were concerned our government was accepting the socialist giveaway programs prevalent in England.   Before the National Guard and the Reserves were integrated as every day partners of the active military, there were those who believed our country was abandoning the people who were loyal to the constitution.  There was much infighting between the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Alexandra Hamlet worked among the top levels of these agencies and was able to craft a story that could have happened then with little notice.  Her timeline was before CNN was copied by other news services and talk radio which would have made the story more apparent.  The novel centers on a now forgotten problem of so-called patriot groups burglarizing National Guard and Reserve armories. She has interestingly woven her plot around the newspaper articles reporting the thefts of that time.  Her protagonist, Eric Brent, is used by the CIA to infiltrate a high level group who will try to overthrow our government and the institutions that protect our society.  His background is unique and one that helps him fit into the group.  Each chapter compels the reader to move on to the next.  Alexandra Hamlet maintains the story flow of her characters by labeling them liberally throughout the pages so one does not have to go back and check identities each time they put the book down.  This new novel demands follow on stories and anyone who reads this first one will eagerly await another. COL Dennis L. Cripps, USA Ret. January 17, 2012 For those who love stories involving America's intelligence services, The Right Guard by Alexandra Hamlet ($24.95, Foxboro Press, Annapolis, MD) is going to prove a suspenseful and satisfying story with ramifications of present times. Set in 1978, it reflects the present political and economic climate of the United States. Recall that Jimmy Carter was still president and the Iranian hostage taking of our diplomats was still a year away. When more than one million military weapons and equipment are missing from U.S. military inventories across the nation, CIA operatives struggle to find out who is involved in a secretive, "phantom" group hostile to a wildly spending, intrusive U.S. administration. The action is set against the world of intelligence and defense in the 1970s and chapters often begin with actual newspaper articles relating to the topics that are contained in the novel. This is the author's debut novel and one can only hope she has another on the way. -BookReviews.com, Without pomp and circumstance, without outrageous language and literary machinations, you led me simply, skillfully and calmly into a cache of information that slowly became overwhelming in its scope and uncomfortably realistic.  It is a profound book.  One I won't forget for a long while. --Senior Military Officer, Pentagon, Suspense author visits Belvoir Exchange January 26, 2012 By Justin Creech, Belvoir Eagle Interested readers on post flocked to the Fort Belvoir Post Exchange Friday, Saturday and Sunday to pick up a copy of The Right Guard. The Right Guard, a political fiction novel by Alexandra Hamlet is a suspense-filled journey through the world of intelligence and defense in the 1970''s. Though set in 1978, The Right Guard resembles the present political and economic climate of the United States. The opportunity to get an inside look at the intelligence world attracted people to buy the book. "I buy lots of books particularly if they have anything to do with war and Soldiers," said Retired Air Force (Col.) Jim Nanjo. "It doesn''t matter if it''s a novel, historical fiction or non-fiction. I just want to know how people in intelligence see the role of Soldiers and the people who defend the nation." Hamlet is a Harvard-educated cultural anthropologist, an international lecturer and a defense anthropologist. She was an auxiliary nurse in London, Engl∧ international lecturer and consultant specializing in the Far East and Pacific Rim; Special Student and Visiting Fellow, Harvard University; an executive search specialist for world-wide C-suite positions; and is a consultant on irregular warfare. The book starts at the end of World War II in a German retention camp after the allies had won the war. There are senior German officers living in the camp with their Families and the U.S. Government is deciding whether or not to send them to the Russians, bring them to the United States or put them in prison. "First, the book is based on events and also my own personal experience," said Hamlet. "I was 14 years in defense and left a couple of years ago. I lived some of this, although this is a novel." The Right Guard is the first of a trilogy that Hamlet is producing. The book was published Jan. 1, but there were preorders in November on Amazon.com and with Barnes & Noble. The Right Guard has been ranked in the top 100 political fiction books since late November. "I really wrote it for the defense and government folks," said Hamlet. "I thought it would be a book they would like to read, but come to find out it is gaining a wide readership in civilian markets as well." Her experience working with the military and government gave Hamlet a better appreciation for their hard work and sacrifice. She said she wants the rest of the nation to have that same knowledge and appreciation. "I don''t think America knows the military very well," said Hamlet. "I don''t think they know how educated they are and how hard these men and women work and how dedicated they are. I don''t think anybody does until they''ve been in the arena." The remaining books in the trilogy should follow the same context as the first edition in showing what the military and intelligence community goes through. "Civilians don''t think in terms of they go to work and may or may not come home. I don''t think servicemembers, police and fire fighters think about it in that term either, but that is, in fact, what they are doing," said Hamlet. "These are people who do it because they love what they do and they don''t have to do it. They do it because it''s what they want to do. I sometimes think that America doesn''t know that very well. It really is the ultimate in service." Hamlet has already stopped at Andrews and Bolling Air Force Bases on her book signing tour, and relishes the opportunity to meet servicemembers face-to-face. "I get a thrill out of meeting these people," said Hamlet. "Talking to them and finding out what they like to read and how I can accommodate my next novel.", This book is even more believable today than its original setting in the 1970s.  The Declaration of Independence and the Founding Fathers made clear the right of the people to rise against tyranny and institute new government.  The majority of Americans today are convinced that a dominant political class recently ignored the will of the people--nay, thumbed their noses at the people, who obviously do not know what is good for them. Scary.  Oaths of allegiance are not to politicians in America. --A Retired General Officer, Without pomp and circumstance, without outrageous language and literary machinations, you led me simply, skillfully and calmly into a cache of information that slowly became overwhelming in its scope and uncomfortably realistic.  It is a profound book.  One I won t forget for a long while. --Senior Military Officer, Pentagon, "In addition to be an exciting read, and totally plausible, Right Guard deftly explores the in-depth turmoil that field operatives often experience as they navigate both the political and especially moral undertones that are inescapably part of any major clandestine operation. A must read for any spy aficionado!" --Former Senior Operations Officer, CIA Author's debut novel is believable, spy-thriller The Flagship By: By A.C. Mink "The Right Guard," Alexandra Hamlet's debut novel, is a spy-thriller set in the year 1978, but reads much like it could be pulled from today's headlines. Details from actual newspaper clippings gives the story a near plausibility and a "what if" quality that is found in good spy-thrillers. As CIA operative Eric Brent works through his own personal issues, he is tasked with infiltrating the Right Guard a rogue military group that has taken military equipment and ordnance with plans to take over and remake the U.S. using martial law and concentration-like retraining camps. It was a slow start and it took a little bit for me to get used to Hamlet's particular style. She has a background in screenwriting and it's clear because from reading the first few chapters, they read like scenes from a play or a film short, concise maybe even a little choppy as she switches back and forth between Brent and the "good guys," and Deacon Malway, the leader of the Right Guard and his group. Once I got used to the style, I was riveted. Hamlet's talent for creating her characters draws heavily on her background in anthropology. There were a dizzying number of characters some could probably disappear and some I'd like to have seen fleshed out a bit. However, I'm sure that is something Hamlet will take care of in the next installment. With the major characters, I was pleased to find them realistically drawn in such a way that I felt as if I really knew them. Eric is a complex protagonist who I was rooting for almost from the very beginning. Malway is drawn so evil, there was a point that I just could not cringe enough. Hamlet is a Harvard-trained cultural anthropologist, defense anthropologist and international lecturer. She is a former television host, producer and journalist, and an international consultant on cultural affairs and international business. I'm a girl who likes spy novels and The Right Guard is not disappointing. My only advise to the author don't be so careful with your language and so heavy-handed with the politically correct vernacular your characters would not be. But overall a good read. Heavily recommended and I'm looking forward to the next one., "In addition to be an exciting read, and totally plausible, Right Guard deftly explores the in-depth turmoil that field operatives often experience as they navigate both the political and especially moral undertones that are inescapably part of any major clandestine operation.  A must read for any spy aficionado!"  --Former Senior Operations Officer, CIA   Author's debut novel is believable, spy-thriller The Flagship By: By A.C. Mink "The Right Guard," Alexandra Hamlet's debut novel, is a spy-thriller set in the year 1978, but reads much like it could be pulled from today's headlines. Details from actual newspaper clippings gives the story a near plausibility and a "what if" quality that is found in good spy-thrillers. As CIA operative Eric Brent works through his own personal issues, he is tasked with infiltrating the Right Guard a rogue military group that has taken military equipment and ordnance with plans to take over and remake the U.S. using martial law and concentration-like retraining camps. It was a slow start and it took a little bit for me to get used to Hamlet's particular style. She has a background in screenwriting and it's clear because from reading the first few chapters, they read like scenes from a play or a film short, concise maybe even a little choppy as she switches back and forth between Brent and the "good guys," and Deacon Malway, the leader of the Right Guard and his group. Once I got used to the style, I was riveted. Hamlet's talent for creating her characters draws heavily on her background in anthropology. There were a dizzying number of characters some could probably disappear and some I'd like to have seen fleshed out a bit. However, I'm sure that is something Hamlet will take care of in the next installment. With the major characters, I was pleased to find them realistically drawn in such a way that I felt as if I really knew them. Eric is a complex protagonist who I was rooting for almost from the very beginning. Malway is drawn so evil, there was a point that I just could not cringe enough. Hamlet is a Harvard-trained cultural anthropologist, defense anthropologist and international lecturer. She is a former television host, producer and journalist, and an international consultant on cultural affairs and international business. I'm a girl who likes spy novels and The Right Guard is not disappointing. My only advise to the author don't be so careful with your language and so heavy-handed with the politically correct vernacular your characters would not be. But overall a good read. Heavily recommended and I'm looking forward to the next one., Wow, talk about a page turner.  This story happens in the late 1970 s but is as plausible now as then.  Being an avid reader, an amateur student of history and a 30 year Army veteran, I expected this new novel to be bursting with mistakes.  Not true.  It is one that ranks with  Seven Days In May  and is as believable.  The story is set during the turbulent time in our post Vietnam War government and during the Watergate scandal.  Many have forgotten the gridlock of the Nixon years due to Watergate and the inability of the Department of Defense to have much influence in foreign policy during the subsequent Carter term.  Our military organizations were concerned our government was accepting the socialist giveaway programs prevalent in England.   Before the National Guard and the Reserves were integrated as every day partners of the active military, there were those who believed our country was abandoning the people who were loyal to the constitution.  There was much infighting between the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Alexandra Hamlet worked among the top levels of these agencies and was able to craft a story that could have happened then with little notice.  Her timeline was before CNN was copied by other news services and talk radio which would have made the story more apparent.  The novel centers on a now forgotten problem of so-called patriot groups burglarizing National Guard and Reserve armories. She has interestingly woven her plot around the newspaper articles reporting the thefts of that time.  Her protagonist, Eric Brent, is used by the CIA to infiltrate a high level group who will try to overthrow our government and the institutions that protect our society.  His background is unique and one that helps him fit into the group.  Each chapter compels the reader to move on to the next.  Alexandra Hamlet maintains the story flow of her characters by labeling them liberally throughout the pages so one does not have to go back and check identities each time they put the book down.  This new novel demands follow on stories and anyone who reads this first one will eagerly await another. COL Dennis L. Cripps, USA Ret. January 17, 2012 For those who love stories involving America''s intelligence services, The Right Guard by Alexandra Hamlet ($24.95, Foxboro Press, Annapolis, MD) is going to prove a suspenseful and satisfying story with ramifications of present times. Set in 1978, it reflects the present political and economic climate of the United States. Recall that Jimmy Carter was still president and the Iranian hostage taking of our diplomats was still a year away. When more than one million military weapons and equipment are missing from U.S. military inventories across the nation, CIA operatives struggle to find out who is involved in a secretive, "phantom" group hostile to a wildly spending, intrusive U.S. administration. The action is set against the world of intelligence and defense in the 1970s and chapters often begin with actual newspaper articles relating to the topics that are contained in the novel. This is the author''s debut novel and one can only hope she has another on the way. -BookReviews.com, Wow, talk about a page turner.  This story happens in the late 1970 s but is as plausible now as then.  Being an avid reader, an amateur student of history and a 30 year Army veteran, I expected this new novel to be bursting with mistakes.  Not true.  It is one that ranks with  Seven Days In May  and is as believable.  The story is set during the turbulent time in our post Vietnam War government and during the Watergate scandal.  Many have forgotten the gridlock of the Nixon years due to Watergate and the inability of the Department of Defense to have much influence in foreign policy during the subsequent Carter term.  Our military organizations were concerned our government was accepting the socialist giveaway programs prevalent in England.   Before the National Guard and the Reserves were integrated as every day partners of the active military, there were those who believed our country was abandoning the people who were loyal to the constitution.  There was much infighting between the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Alexandra Hamlet worked among the top levels of these agencies and was able to craft a story that could have happened then with little notice.  Her timeline was before CNN was copied by other news services and talk radio which would have made the story more apparent.  The novel centers on a now forgotten problem of so-called patriot groups burglarizing National Guard and Reserve armories. She has interestingly woven her plot around the newspaper articles reporting the thefts of that time.  Her protagonist, Eric Brent, is used by the CIA to infiltrate a high level group who will try to overthrow our government and the institutions that protect our society.  His background is unique and one that helps him fit into the group.  Each chapter compels the reader to move on to the next.  Alexandra Hamlet maintains the story flow of her characters by labeling them liberally throughout the pages so one does not have to go back and check identities each time they put the book down.  This new novel demands follow on stories and anyone who reads this first one will eagerly await another. COL Dennis L. Cripps, USA Ret. January 17, 2012 For those who love stories involving America's intelligence services, The Right Guard by Alexandra Hamlet ($24.95, Foxboro Press, Annapolis, MD) is going to prove a suspenseful and satisfying story with ramifications of present times. Set in 1978, it reflects the present political and economic climate of the United States. Recall that Jimmy Carter was still president and the Iranian hostage taking of our diplomats was still a year away. When more than one million military weapons and equipment are missing from U.S. military inventories across the nation, CIA operatives struggle to find out who is involved in a secretive, "phantom" group hostile to a wildly spending, intrusive U.S. administration. The action is set against the world of intelligence and defense in the 1970s and chapters often begin with actual newspaper articles relating to the topics that are contained in the novel. This is the author's debut novel and one can only hope she has another on the way. -BookReviews.com,  I have never read a novel with a  beginning  like The Right Guard.  It is different.  It begins with a dream... actually  Far more reality than reverie . --Member of the Intelligence Community        , Wow, talk about a page turner.  This story happens in the late 1970 s but is as plausible now as then.  Being an avid reader, an amateur student of history and a 30 year Army veteran, I expected this new novel to be bursting with mistakes.  Not true.  It is one that ranks with  Seven Days In May  and is as believable.  The story is set during the turbulent time in our post Vietnam War government and during the Watergate scandal.  Many have forgotten the gridlock of the Nixon years due to Watergate and the inability of the Department of Defense to have much influence in foreign policy during the subsequent Carter term.  Our military organizations were concerned our government was accepting the socialist giveaway programs prevalent in England.   Before the National Guard and the Reserves were integrated as every day partners of the active military, there were those who believed our country was abandoning the people who were loyal to the constitution.  There was much infighting between the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Alexandra Hamlet worked among the top levels of these agencies and was able to craft a story that could have happened then with little notice.  Her timeline was before CNN was copied by other news services and talk radio which would have made the story more apparent.  The novel centers on a now forgotten problem of so-called patriot groups burglarizing National Guard and Reserve armories. She has interestingly woven her plot around the newspaper articles reporting the thefts of that time.  Her protagonist, Eric Brent, is used by the CIA to infiltrate a high level group who will try to overthrow our government and the institutions that protect our society.  His background is unique and one that helps him fit into the group.  Each chapter compels the reader to move on to the next.  Alexandra Hamlet maintains the story flow of her characters by labeling them liberally throughout the pages so one does not have to go back and check identities each time they put the book down.  This new novel demands follow on stories and anyone who reads this first one will eagerly await another. COL Dennis L. Cripps, USA Ret. January 17, 2012, "In addition to be an exciting read, and totally plausible, Right Guard deftly explores the in-depth turmoil that field operatives often experience as they navigate both the political and especially moral undertones that are inescapably part of any major clandestine operation.  A must read for any spy aficionado!"  --Former Senior Operations Officer, CIA   Author's debut novel is believable, spy-thriller The Flagship By: By A.C. Mink "The Right Guard," Alexandra Hamlet's debut novel, is a spy-thriller set in the year 1978, but reads much like it could be pulled from today's headlines. Details from actual newspaper clippings gives the story a near plausibility and a "what if" quality that is found in good spy-thrillers. As CIA operative Eric Brent works through his own personal issues, he is tasked with infiltrating the Right Guard - a rogue military group that has taken military equipment and ordnance with plans to take over and remake the U.S. using martial law and concentration-like retraining camps. It was a slow start and it took a little bit for me to get used to Hamlet's particular style. She has a background in screenwriting and it's clear because from reading the first few chapters, they read like scenes from a play or a film - short, concise - maybe even a little choppy - as she switches back and forth between Brent and the "good guys," and Deacon Malway, the leader of the Right Guard and his group. Once I got used to the style, I was riveted. Hamlet's talent for creating her characters draws heavily on her background in anthropology. There were a dizzying number of characters - some could probably disappear and some I'd like to have seen fleshed out a bit. However, I'm sure that is something Hamlet will take care of in the next installment. With the major characters, I was pleased to find them realistically drawn in such a way that I felt as if I really knew them. Eric is a complex protagonist who I was rooting for almost from the very beginning. Malway is drawn so evil, there was a point that I just could not cringe enough. Hamlet is a Harvard-trained cultural anthropologist, defense anthropologist and international lecturer. She is a former television host, producer and journalist, and an international consultant on cultural affairs and international business. I'm a girl who likes spy novels and The Right Guard is not disappointing. My only advise to the author - don't be so careful with your language and so heavy-handed with the politically correct vernacular - your characters would not be. But overall a good read. Heavily recommended and I'm looking forward to the next one., I have never read a novel with a beginning like The Right Guard. It is different. It begins with a dream... actually Far more reality than reverie . --Member of the Intelligence Community 95.3 FM WBCK Talk Radio Fox news channel. 0900 5 Dec 2011 interview for 15 minutes with radio personality Roy LaFontain. Go towww.alexandrahamlet.comblog for recorded interview.,  I have never read a novel with a  beginning  like The Right Guard.  It is different.  It begins with a dream... actually  Far more reality than reverie . --Member of the Intelligence Community 
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