In the 1980's, Jim Stillwater is a street smart, but idealistic young officer in one of the U.S. Army's most elite units. As the preparations for a mission in Japan are complete, Jim and his diverse undercover team find themselves manipulated to take the mission to a new level. Years later, Jim, a tight group of friends, and a gorgeous undercover federal agent, plan the retrieval of a buried classic Corvette transmission en route to an annual reunion. To accomplish their mission they collaborate with the former owner of the Corvette. The zany quest soon becomes serious. Deep in the New Hampshire woods, the friends find themselves in a life and death struggle with a group of religious extremists and corrupt cops that have buried more than a transmission. "Sweetapple is a three-decade veteran of the intelligence community and has authored the novel Key West Revenge as well as several articles. ....there is copious action and the good guys win, which makes for an entertaining weekend read. - Foreword Clarion Review "In Sweetapple's ( Key West Revenge , 2012) thriller, a group of friends on a hunting trip discover that they're the ones being targeted." - Kirkus Reviews Incidents and interesting people collected over more than 25 years of military and federal law enforcement experience inspire a diverse set of fictional characters. The incidents inspire fictional events that are woven into a funny and exciting action packed adventure. Jim ran through the woods, more worried about being a target for the sniper if he stopped than he was about being observed. The only problem was that the doors into the carriage house were all in a direct line of fire from where the sniper was located inside the house. Voss had already figured this out. As Jim ran up to the side of the carriage house farthest away from the house, a climbing rope and attached nylon strap dropped out of the window. Jim sent up the M-1 and his pack with the ammo. When the rope came back down Jim climbed into the loop and worked his way up the stonewall with Voss pulling the rope. The stone ended about seven feet below the windowsill and Jim jumped catching the edge of the sill. Voss continued to pull the rope, making the pull up easy and Jim was soon inside. Voss quickly turned and MP-5 in hand ran to the other side of the building, worried that some uninvited guests had gotten closer while he was helping Jim. Lee A. Sweetapple hails from Miami Springs, Florida. He received a bachelor's degree in politics and public affairs from the University of Miami. He continued on to graduate studies in geographic and cartographic science, international law, and international diplomacy. Sweetapple proudly worked in US Army military intelligence and retired in 2003 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.   Sweetapple is enjoying his retirement in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains with his wife and German Shepherd.   WASP Sting was inspired by Sweetapple's enthusiasm for World War II aviation; he flew a P-51CMustang for his fiftieth birthday. He also serves as a colonel in the Commemorative Air Force and supports the organization's Red Tail Squadron education outreach program.   Sweetapple has written thrillers Vette Head's Not Dead , Key West Revenge ,  Templar Codes , WASP Sting and Vodka Caliphate , all available through Amazon.com. He enjoys sword collecting, hunting, skiing, and SCUBA diving. Used Book in Good Condition