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About the Novel
Synopsis
“Shores of Okinawa”, the 2nd in the Jack Kendall series written by Patrick Greenwood, brings to light actual real world reality of countries hacking each using cyber terrorist, government agents, and organization crime hacker teams.
As Jack heads off to Portugal with Nella, Travis Jones, Jack’s nemesis from Patrick’s debut novel, “Sunrise in Saigon,” and General Vo, head of China's PLA cybersecurity forces and members of the Fong Gao Triads criminal organization, secretly recruit Regina into the law firm as part of the global scheme to hack into Taiwan’s network and steal their classified data and bitcoin.
Still seeking revenge, Travis Jones is planning to destroy Jack's life while attempting to steal the secret hacker base in Vietnam needed to pull off the cyber attack against Taiwan.
CIA Station Chief Forest Adams, Jack’s mentor and friend from Vietnam also chased a demon of his past by discovering Dimi Zosh, a Russian Mafia killer and special forces soldier from the Afghanistan occupation in the 1980s, is still alive. Dimi, working with Travis Jones, joined forces with the Chinese PLA hackers attempt to steal bitcoins from both the Japanese and Taiwan exchanges.
Can Jack and Forest scowler Taiwan and Okinawa looking for a way to stop Travis Jones and Dimi Zosh from pulling off the cyber attack of the century?
About the Author
Background
Patrick Greenwood, after military service, he embark on the 25-year career in the information technology field working in various roles in sales, engineering, support, and design. Many of his inspirations for writing came via this business travels to places like Vietnam, China, Japan, Taiwan and Portugal. A true believer in listening to one’s passion, Patrick began writing in early 2020 based on several trips he made while cycling in various countries. In this novel, “Sunrise in Saigon”, Patrick draws upon several non-fictional events that happened in Vietnam including the war with the US, the last days of Saigon falling, and the chaos at the US embassy. Having remembered these events as a young man, Patrick grew up wanting someday to travel to Vietnam and visit these places for himself.
In 2012, Patrick did make the first trip to Vietnam to find the lost US embassy and the Catholic nuns that helped with Operation Babylift. Patrick followed his passion for cycling by completing several bike tours in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong delta regions.
Patrick is a holder of a B.S and MBA in Global Marketing along with completing several post-graduate certificate programs in information security, Internet of Things, and global management from MIT.
About the Publisher - Quill Hawk Publishing
Our Story
Quill Hawk Publishing (QHP) is an Asian American Woman-Owned publishing company helping emerging writers indie-publish their work through a consultative approach. Authors retain all rights and royalties for their work.
QHP’s mission is to amplify diverse voices through storytelling. We accept a limited number of submissions each year and are excited about chapter works of fiction and non-fiction as well as children’s books.