The heat is rising in Indonesia in this action-packed adventure by "the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction" (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times). When Joe Gall heads to Indonesia on an assignment to acquire a fortune in precious metals, he finds himself in the midst of an attempted coup and a civil war, a bloody battle fought by the military and the Communists. Now he has to guard something even more valuable than gold and silver—his own life—in this gripping thriller by the Edgar Award finalist. "I admire Philip Atlee's writing tremendously." —Raymond Chandler

    When the job is tough enough, they come to him. Joe Gall is a master of the cold-blooded game of espionage. He knows that only one of the players is going to walk away with the marbles, and as far as he is concerned the only rule that means anything is to forget about rules.     JOE GALL is in Indonesia, where the military and the Communists have brought the country to bloody civil war. Joe is caught between a swinging Swedish jet setter with a gift for double-dealing and ruthless killers who have just murdered six generals.     THE CONTRACT is to grab and deliver five tons of gold and silver bullion stashed in the heart of the enemy camp.