Revised edition on line :
"Early
November in Brest. The west wind swept the harbour, gusting and
giving the rain an angle of about 15 degrees. Choo stood motionless
behind the restaurant’s window. He looked at his watch. 1:15. By
this time, he was sure to find little resistance. But he could not
risk a second try. He strained his hood strap and left. Beyond the
light of the street lamps, the darkness was complete. His car, a
Hyundai, stolen in Rennes the day before and with carefully masked
plate was parked 500 meters away, not far from the diving club. He
opened the trunk, grabbed a crowbar and watched the street. By this
time and weather, there was no one around. Yet he did not want to
take any risks. He jumped over the low wall, circled the building and
forced the door. It did not resist him long. With the small torch he
had on him, he easily spotted the equipment he needed. It took him
two trips to the car. He slid the key in the ignition slot and
returned in the club. Using a screwdriver, he unscrewed the switch,
put the two wires in contact, then screwed it back. Then he opened
the two oxygen bottles, releasing the odourless, but highly flammable
gas. Tomorrow, the club’s monitor would certainly turn the light on
and destroy all traces of his passage..."
"Early
November in Brest. The west wind swept the harbour, gusting and
giving the rain an angle of about 15 degrees. Choo stood motionless
behind the restaurant’s window. He looked at his watch. 1:15. By
this time, he was sure to find little resistance. But he could not
risk a second try. He strained his hood strap and left. Beyond the
light of the street lamps, the darkness was complete. His car, a
Hyundai, stolen in Rennes the day before and with carefully masked
plate was parked 500 meters away, not far from the diving club. He
opened the trunk, grabbed a crowbar and watched the street. By this
time and weather, there was no one around. Yet he did not want to
take any risks. He jumped over the low wall, circled the building and
forced the door. It did not resist him long. With the small torch he
had on him, he easily spotted the equipment he needed. It took him
two trips to the car. He slid the key in the ignition slot and
returned in the club. Using a screwdriver, he unscrewed the switch,
put the two wires in contact, then screwed it back. Then he opened
the two oxygen bottles, releasing the odourless, but highly flammable
gas. Tomorrow, the club’s monitor would certainly turn the light on
and destroy all traces of his passage..."
Extract 1 of Noirmoutier"s trap... a book now available on iBookstores, Lulu.com and Amazon Kindle and Barn and Nobles
Book presentation : Imagine that the Wall is still in Berlin... At the heart of a plot that endangers the French nuclear programm, three young engineers discovered a prototype that revolutionizes submarine warfare. Will Russia and others tolerate this questioning of their nuclear strategy? "Noirmoutier's trap" is the first book of a 7 novels series where French resist attacks from North Korea, Russia or America.
The original version of the 7 books have been published in French, since 2009, under the name of "Guerres sous-marines". Translation of part 4 is in progress.
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