Spratly Stories

York Ryder is a photojournalist assigned to cover the visit of US State Secretary John Berzowski to the Philippines. But after the bomb explosions killed the Secretary and his entourage at the Manila Hotel, Ryder found himself working on a new assignment, and this time, helping the CIA Manila Station locate and neutralize the killers. There is one problem that prevents Ryder from accomplishing his mission. The CIA and the US intelligence community have no information on who killed Berzowski. Not even chatters on who hatched the attacks that decimated almost half of the USDOS delegation. The British MI6 has no information to share with the CIA, and the Israeli MOSSAD seems not to be in the mood to assist the Americans. Lacking knowledge of their targets, the CIA seeks the assistance of its local counterpart, the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency. NICA's operational lead produces actionable intelligence; then a joint operation against the Hong Kong-based transnational drug syndicate ensues. Ryder and the NICA's top-secret unit COBRA have four days to stop the Kowloon Dragon from assassinating its next target--the President of the United States. The stake is high, and the possible outcome of the terror plot is catastrophic. Kowloon Dragon must be stopped from igniting World War III. Thus, the strict order from the CIA HQs to Ryder is: Terminate With Extreme Prejudice. In the next four days of covert operations, all hell will break loose, and wherever Ryder goes, blood trails will follow him. Project GrandSlam & The Zhongguo Orchestra is not only a political thriller and espionage novel that covers the volatile conflict in Southeast Asia. It is also a faith-based story that tells how York Ryder finds inner peace amid doom and gloom. After years of searching, he finally discovers the true meaning of life. And he finds his salvation in the Philippines, of all places. Truly, miracles still happen today.