Dead Air Author:Charles Jaco Summer 1990. Saddam Hussein is stockpiling an arsenal of terror. Veteran TV correspondent Peter Dees seizes the story, but his sources are dying one by one execution style. Determined to uncover the truth behind these slayings, Dees finds the conspiracy much deeper than he ever imagined. Then, with the beautiful TV producer Melina Adams, Dee'... more »s search for answers propels him into the very heart of a death-charred war zone. As he scrambles to piece together a story that could rock the world, he senses powerful forces closing in on him. It seems that everyone - even the U.S. government - masks deep, damning secrets. And the closer Dees gets to the truth, the likelier it becomes that he will never get out of the country alive. "A thriller that's all the more exciting because it's so true to life: the sheer preponderance of reality will be enough to send chills up your spine." (Dan Rather)« less
I liked it a lot! Maybe I am biased as I worked with the author at CNN and we were stationed in the middle east together during Gulf war I. But he has put alot of that knowledge and street smarts into this novel, and it's a fun read!