Ross Thomas: The Mordida Man (USA 2011)

From the Publisher:
A freelance fixer comes out of retirement to rescue the President's kidnapped brother
American agents abduct a high-profile terrorist in broad daylight on the streets of London, subduing him with a tranquilizer. He dies a few hours later on a flight back to Washington, DC, and the body is dropped into the ocean. Hours later, the President's brother-a political powerhouse in his own right-boards a plane to Las Vegas that doesn't land in Nevada. Libyan radicals are at the controls, and he is their prisoner.

The only man who can save him is Chubb Dunjee. A former United Nations operative with skills in every aspect of political negotiation, Chubb became famous for solving problems with well-placed bribes. Saving the President's brother should be no trouble for him. But the Libyans don't want a bribe. They want blood.

Ross Thomas: The Mordida Man. Mysterious Press / Open Road Media, ISBN: 9781453228203 (October, 2011), eBook, 390 Kb (ca. 256 p.), $9.99.