Peacemaker by Gordon Kent is a military thriller following U.S. Navy Lieutenant Alan Craik, who is assigned to an aircraft carrier involved in the launch of a top-secret military satellite. When Alan learns that his friend, CIA agent Harry O’Neill, has been kidnapped in Central Africa as Rwanda descends into violence, he sets out on a dangerous rescue mission. Stranded deep in Africa with his wounded friend, Alan must fight his way across a war zone while the Peacemaker launch faces its own threats involving Russian and Libyan forces. The story combines military action, espionage, international conflict and political conspiracy.