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The president of the United States and his chief of staff appear to undergo subtle changes in their normal traits and habits. A white house speech writer is surprised by his double in a Manhattan store and O'Malley suspects that a conspiracy to subjugate the country's political and military leadership through the introduction of high profile lookalikes is in progress. At first it is believed that a group of clones from a foreign country is responsible but the truth when finally revealed, shakes everyone to the core. O'Malley stumbles across Operation Terra Firma and finds himself in a fantastical world he once thought to be a figment of quantum theory. The FBI special agent finds himself in a life and death struggle against insurmountable odds to prevent a takeover of the world's most powerful military and the imposition of a new world order.
Merlin's War is a tapestry of different events sparked by the abduction of the world's most modern and powerful nuclear submarine, the USS William Taft. The instrument of this abduction is Merlin, a sophisticated quantum computer that is able to hack the sub's master control and render the crew powerless to prevent the use of the thirty ballistic missiles on board for the most horrific of reason: revenge. Dr. Merlin Jones, a disenchanted IT genius is the brains behind the abduction. He intends to make full use of the Taft's weaponry against the US and its government. Special Agent O'Malley of the FBI and his team of three, are tasked with the mission to find Merlin's lair, destroy the computer and bring its designer to justice, before Armageddon reigns down on millions of American citizens. In addition the crew of the USS Taft realize they are going to die and it is incumbent on them to sink their own vessel if the world's most powerful navies don't do it first. This page turner has many elements readers will enjoy. Political intrigue, adventure, submarine warfare, romance and a twist at the end the FBI never counted on.
Special Agent O'Malley of the FBI is tasked with exposing a group of conspirators, involved in the assassination of an American President. To aid him in this difficult investigation is a new innovation, the brainchild of the quirky professor Wheeler and his funky, outspoken assistant, Samantha Pink. The memory Sweeper is a Nobel prize-winning breakthrough, in quantum technology that allows an investigator to transport a conscious mind, into the memory of a targeted brain.
This historical romance, adventure story takes us back to the turn of the nineteenth century in the wake of South Africa's Boer War. Willy-John Satherwaite an ex-British soldier returns to South Africa to marry Clair, the love of his life and daughter of a Boer farmer. Two years later Willy-J's younger brother, Thomas, also an ex-British soldier follows and they decide to make a new life in Cape Town, South Africa. The brothers, with Clair and her mother pursue an offer of leased farmland up in the Northern district of the Transvaal and leave the city for the remote area of Kweetsa, to establish a hotel and stop-off point, on the road to Rhodesia. The saga of Thomas Satherwaite begins when his beloved brother is killed in a horse-riding accident and Thomas must now step into Willy-John's shoes to run their established businesses. The discovery of a mineral on the farm draws Thomas into an impossible situation with a group of unscrupulous, foreign money lenders and he is in danger of losing everything. His older brother's widow and business partner, Clair, becomes the focus of a breakup in the marriage between Thomas and Olivia, a rich Afrikaans farmer's daughter. Thomas travels back to England to find a means of defeating the moneylenders who are suing him for breach of contract. A young Afrikaans lawyer, backed by a rich benefactor must provide legal aid, before Thomas' life which is complicated by his drinking problem, disintegrates and his faithful horse, Dreamer must on many occasions deliver his inebriated master safely home. Thomas is a lonely individual, fighting his demons but finds friendship with an unlikely character-the young Sotho farmhand who supervises the farm's agriculture and herd of cattle. The story takes the reader through a gamut of emotions. Can Thomas and Clair's love flourish in the wake of his divorce and what will happen to them in the aftermath of the suspenseful legal trial? Experience the magic of the Bushveld and how life for the entrepreneurs of the early twentieth century unfolded in the Northern Province, during the days of the newly formed Union of South Africa.
The Pacific Northwest region of the North American continent is a prolific seismic area. The Cascadia Subduction Zone stretches from Vancouver Island down to Cape Mendocino, California, separating the Juan de Fuca and North American plates. It holds a great potential for spawning the 'Big One', a megathrust earthquake that could have devastating consequences for the region. Paul Brinkworth, a seismologist with the Geoscience Center in Victoria, a city of Vancouver Island and capital of British Columbia, has a dilemma. Due to recent seismic tremors, emanating from the neighboring subduction zone, he is convinced that a megathrust quake is about to take place. Does he go public with a theory and risk his career or does he remain silent, allowing nature to take its course? The beautiful Angeline Summers, the reporter for the Victoria Herald, is keen to exploit the rumor but that's not all she is interested in. A drama of non-stop action unfolds as Paul pursues the illegal activities of a drug cartel who have established their laboratory too close to his seismic monitoring station in the rainforest near Tofino, a small tourist town on the west coast. Paul and his family become the cartel's target when he discovers their illegal quest minutes before the largest earthquake ever recorded hits the Island. His life is suddenly turned upside-down by the seismic event with its devastating aftermath while he is forced to go to great lengths to protect the people he loves, not only in surviving the quake but in outwitting his adversaries. This gripping tale of suspenseful intrigue contains all the ingredients that will keep the reader turning the pages. Natural disaster, inconvenient love and survival against extreme odds are the elements that make this story a winner.
Did you ever wonder what transpires in the everyday life of a church minister? The Author shares many of his experiences in this epic, informative memoir that embraces the Christian fundamental religious perspective of belief. Interspersed are insightful thoughts about the inerrancy factor and literal interpretation of the Christian Bible. Scientific theories and facts are presented to support some of the author's viewpoints. The most poignant aspect of the manuscript alludes to the "bigger picture" which some readers may find controversial and provocative, however, those who are able to assess different perspectives with an open mind might be challenged to revisit their personal core beliefs. The author maintains that understanding the Bigger Picture is a step toward gaining a greater sense of reality in any believer's personal belief system.
The Year is 2026 and FBI Special Agent Jeremy Gibson finds himself in a difficult situation. He has covertly been searching the residence of a powerful and well-connected Senator, looking for clues that would point to the murder of Jeremy's superior, Tony Underwood. Vital evidence in the form of Underwood's badge, kept in a drawer in the Senator's home office, is discovered but unfortunately, Jeremy is caught red-handed and pursued by two men who appear to be CIA agents. There is only one person whom he can trust to take over the investigation if he is caught - Jake Dobrowski. Jeremy breaks into Jake's office and leaves the badge, with a note, urging Jake to continue the investigation of the Senator if anything should befall him. The following morning Jeremy Gibson is found dead.The Earth has recently undergone some drastic climatic changes and the G8 countries have pooled their resources to introduce a new, clean energy source from fusion reaction, fueled by Helium-3, an isotope of lighter than air gas. The new Global Energy Participation Agreement is an accord to move away from fossil fuels and, within ten years, be completely reliant on the new energy source. The signing of the agreement was not popular with the World Oil Industry and the Oil Liberation Front, a powerful lobbying group, contrives a plan to gain control of the process in favor of their own agenda. The Moon's regolith, the only real source of the new energy, is being mined by an international group of twelve astronaut miners, hoping to store up enough Helium-3 to start the transition from fossil fuels. The OLF intend to disrupt it. Jake Dobrowski, a struggling private investigator since his fall from grace as an internationally known journalist, has an opportunity to set the record straight if he can reel in Agent Gibson's infamous senator. This very same senator had been the cause of Jake's initial downfall, loss of career and failing marriage. Armed only with Underwood's badge Jake sets things in motion and soon discovers that Underwood's death is only the tip of the iceberg. Richard Baker, the 46th president of the United States, has his hands full with the hijacking of a lethal nuclear weapon and the knowledge of a possible conspiracy within his own ranks. The outcome might be too ghastly to contemplate but a twist in the final chapters will reveal all.
Special agent O'Malley is on vacation with his family in Las Vegas when his boss requests he pay a visit to the Groom Lake military Base, at the infamous Area 51, in the Nevada Desert. The murder of the adjutant plus two missing scientists, involved on a classified project has caught the eye of the White House. O'Malley must pit himself against dark forces on the base as he tries to unearth a conspiracy by high-ranking military personnel. He uncovers a mysterious truth about the base while trying to resolve the cause of suspicious deaths in the small, nearby town of Hemlock and finds his life in peril from desperate players who are trying to hide a heinous crime.
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