Fire of the Prophet
| Author/creator | Merkel, Earl Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Diversion Books LaVergne : Ingram Publisher Services [Distributor] |
| Description | 320 p. 08.000 x 05.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Beck Casey Thrillers Ser. 2 |
| Summary | Annotation In the world of espionage and terrorism, nothing is ever quite what you expect.It's always worse.Beck Casey, the college-professor-turned-spy protagonist of the bestselling Final Epidemic, returns, now to confront the very real nightmare that that haunts every national security expert today: Nuclear terrorism in the American homeland.Joining him in Fire Of The Prophet is a cast of faces both new and familiar:Jeffrey Connor, a rising star at the FBI's Counter-Terror Division; a natural leader despite his youth, he's tasked to lead a desperate hunt for an elusive "blue-eyed terrorist."Katie Casey, Beck's daughter and an ambitious D.C. lawyer; she is fiercely loyal, romantically and unexpectedly linked with Connor... and trapped both in a doomed city and in a hackles-raising relationship between father and lover.Fatima Huntsman, the daughter of a Palestinian activist and an American woman, now radicalized as a terrorist and armed with a nuclear device in a mission against her fellow American citizens.Dennis Littrell, a self-described "overly seasoned" veteran news journalist, looking for professional redemption through one last story a story that might save his nation and the world from a devastating global conflict... or could plunge it irrevocably into one.In suspense-filled progression, Fire Of The Prophet builds from an opening set along the U.S.-Mexican border through the battlefields of the Middle East, and ultimately takes the reader to a looming Armageddon... in the capital of the United States."Hits you like a freight train, then drags you along for the ride. Earl Merkel's latest is a master's degree in terrific writing, strong characters, and just plain excitement. Don't you dare miss it." National bestselling author Shane Gericke, Torn Apart"Earl Merkel's new thriller, Fire Of The Prophet, is a frightening and extremely well-crafted narrative of today's domestic-terror nightmare, from the specter of the 'blue-eyed terrorist' to the dark international conspiracies aimed at the heart of America in our world today..." Bob Hamer, author of The Last Undercover and former FBI undercover agent" |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781626810839 |
| ISBN | 1626810834 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781626810839 |
| Stock number | 01526279 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |