Treat Your Own Knees

MT Indraprastha, an Indian flag merchant vessel, is hijacked by terrorists along the coast of Pakistan and extremely destructive underwater mines are planted around its hull.

Anwar, one of the terrorists, is agonised to see Maya as the third officer on the vessel.

She brings back haunting memories which threaten to weaken his resolve.

But he has a personal score to settle... The entire crew and two-hundred- thousand metric tonnes of highly volatile crude oil with a potential to cover the whole of the Arabian Sea with oil slick in no time, are at stake. And the prize? Akram Ali Khan??? The prime accused in the much-hyped Taj Mahal massacre.

Will the Government of India accede to the terrorists???

Demands or will it turn the tables on the terrorists?

The Patriot is an intriguing tale of love, loyalty, jihad, vengeance and above all, patriotism.

Key Selling Points A plot based on topical issues???

Countering terrorism and strengthening maritime security Well-etched out central characters About the author Jims Andrews is a chief engineer with the merchant navy, sailing the high seas for the last ten years.

He lives in Calicut with his wife Tintu and daughter Amy.

This is his second work of fiction. His first book, Fall of a Sparrow, was set in the backdrop of tsunami which lashed the archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar a few years back