TY - BOOK AU - Helveston,Eugene M. TI - The golden pelican: a novel SN - 9780997223019 PY - 2017///] CY - Indianapolis PB - MarLi Bar Press KW - Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, KW - United States KW - Joint Chiefs of Staff KW - Officials and employees KW - Fiction KW - Central Intelligence Agency KW - Intercontinental ballistic missiles KW - Korea (North) KW - Politics and government KW - Political fiction KW - lcgft KW - Spy fiction KW - Thrillers (Fiction) N2 - As Major Adam Grant settles into his new position as Adjutant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Il-un decides to rattle his saber, again. This time his threats are real. He has set a date to launch an intercontinental nuclear warhead missile at Denver. The U.S. knows it cannot openly engage in a pre-emptive strike because the repercussions would be devastating on a worldwide scale. In a race against time and with limited options, Major Grant is recruited for his first covert operation with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he meets Erin O'Leary, a CIA lifer. Together they lead a team on the Trojan Horse Project. Packed with intrigue and a plausible solution to the instability of North Korea, this first novel by author Gene Helveston is sure to keep you turning pages until the very end.--Publisher ER -