American Mole: The Cartel

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American Mole: The Cartel is the second book in the American Mole trilogy. Jason Forsythe has completed his first mission as John Jacob (JJ) Olson and escaped to Central America to leave behind the horror of working for the cult of Pius One, founder of The Vespers.

Jason is seeking out an old friend, Randy Cunningham in Costa Rica, but has an adventure in the Yucat‡n along the way. On his way to find Randy he has a brief encounter with a beautiful Rose Hernandez only to be faced with her untimely death by volcano.

After some searching, Jason finds Randy and decides that he would like to settle in this small Caribbean seaside community, intrigued by a mysterious, cursed Dead Man's Island, just offshore. Learning that the island is for sale, also learns that it is going up for auction. He takes a crash course in conversational Spanish in Guatemala only to experience, once again, the danger posed by all the volcanoes on the Pacific Rim.

Returning to Costa Rica, Jason places the highest bid on the island and gets it, only to find that there are a lot of strings attached. The notorious leader of the cartel gang ES 17, Ignacio (Iggy) Sanchez had built the Island and then set Jason up to be his point man in Iggy's plot to have his sons become president of the United States like the Kennedys.

Jason finds a castaway on the island, Lovely Harper, who has escaped enslavement by ES 17. Mutually attracted, Lovely becomes Jason's partner in every way. They are sent on many missions to launder money in the Cayman Islands and other locations and donate money lavishly on behalf of Iggy's oldest son, Antonio (Tony) Sanchez, rising rapidly through political office.

With the help of a political blogger and his sources, Tony's carefully planned campaign begins to unravel, and the discovery of Lovely's sisters, Hope and Angel, held captive as sex slaves for the rich and famous, cuts at the heart of Iggy's empire. Read the rest of find out how Jason can claim tremendous success and great loss in the hands of political and geological forces beyond his control.

Table of Contents

With Excerpts

Prologue ...................................................ix
Chapter 1 - Escape to Paradise..........................1
Chapter 2 - A Mayan Experience....................7
Chapter 3 - Exploring the Yucat‡n.............,...14
Chapter 4 - Leaving Cancœn........................27
Chapter 5 - Costa Rica............................30
Chapter 6 - A Change of Venue.....................36
Chapter 7 - A Volcano's Wrath.....................44
Chapter 8 - The Funeral...........................50
Chapter 9 - To the Coast to Find Randy............53
Chapter 10 - Randy Found..........................63
Chapter 11 - Tortuguero National Park.............69
Chapter 12 - Dead Man's Island....................76
Chapter 13 - Guatemalan Spanish Immersion......83
Chapter 14 - Agua the Terrible.....................91
Chapter 15 - The Auction...........................98
Chapter 16 - Dead Man's Island..................102
Chapter 17 - Surprise Visitors.....................110
Chapter 18 - An Offer One Can't Refuse........118
Chapter 19 - The Fly on the Wall.................124
Chapter 20 - Grand Cayman Bound..............132
Chapter 21 - Fun in the Sun........................141
Chapter 22 - A New Assignment .................151
Chapter 23 - The Real Antonio Sanchez.........159
Chapter 24 - Politicking...........................166
Chapter 25 - Meeting Marco......................172
Chapter 26 - The New Jetsetters..................179
Chapter 27 - Shit Hits the Fan....................186
Chapter 28 - Home Again........................196
Chapter 29 - Revenge of the Earth...............201
Chapter 30 - Unwelcome Houseguest............210
Chapter 31 - Calling in Cards.....................221
Chapter 32 - The Smell of a Rat..................227
Chapter 33 - A Biography Unravels..............233
Chapter 34 - A Story Unravels....................240
Chapter 35 - Goes Up, Comes Down............249
Chapter 36 - Terrible Things Happen............256
Chapter 37 - Blood Galore........................262
Chapter 38 - Things Only Get Worse............269
Chapter 39 - Connecting the Dots................277
Chapter 40 - The Cat's Out of the Bag...........285
Chapter 41 - Ass Covering, Uncovering.........290
Chapter 42 - New Information Revealed ........302
Chapter 43 - All Things Come to Roost.........309
Chapter 44 - Island's End ..........................317
Chapter 45 - Piracy on the High Seas............322
Chapter 46 - Devil Gets His Due..................330
Chapter 47 - A New Identity......................336
Chapter 48 - A Prodigal Return..................345
Epilogue - Home Again...........................355