Desperate Measures

by Robert Tine

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Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb knows every officer is not a gentleman. He has been shot at, jumped out of helicopters, and landed wounded F-18s on aircraft carriers in heaving seas.From submarines to battleships, from the lowest sailor to the highest admiral, Rabb remains dedicated to investigating any and all Naval crimes for the one branch of the military where rank has no privilege -- the Office of the Judge Advocate General...… (more)

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I enjoyed this "cat-and-mouse" thriller with both the cop and con manipulating each other. After I read the book, I saw the movie that the book was based on. I noticed that some scenes that were briefly described in the book was shown in the movie, and that the book had a few extra scenes the movie didn't have. (

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Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb knows every officer is not a gentleman. He has been shot at, jumped out of helicopters, and landed wounded F-18s on aircraft carriers in heaving seas.From submarines to battleships, from the lowest sailor to the highest admiral, Rabb remains dedicated to investigating any and all Naval crimes for the one branch of the military where rank has no privilege -- the Office of the Judge Advocate General...

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DESPERATE:
1. Rash or violent out of despair
2. Almost hopeless, grave.
3. Overpowering, intense

Frank Connor's nine-year-old son has a rare form of lukemia. Without a bone marrow transplant, he will die--and time is running out. After no suitable donors are found, Frank risks his career as a San Franciso cop by illegally hacking into a Federal law enforcement computer. But he finds what he is looking for...

His name is Pete McCabe, a murderer incarcerated in America's toughest prison. His DNA is the closest match. If Frank can get him to do the transplant, his son's life will be saved--and he has a plan to get McCabe to do just that.

But McCabe is no ordinary killer. He is a pure sociopath with a genius IQ who has spent too many years behind bars. And he has a plan of his own...

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