Second in Farm Series by Charles C. Anderson, Tense, Darker, as Terrorists Threaten Nuclear War, Including in U.S...

...Andy and Lindsey's precocious twins, Jack and Ava, had not just grown up. They had taken over...Jack now considered himself Andy's understudy in all matters. Ava considered herself equal to any boy except Jack. Both parents had prepared themselves for an orderly progression of childhood landmarks, like walking by age one and talking in short sentences by age two.
The children had maintained a high degree of alertness as infants. This was their parents' first clue to what was in store for them. Both children had unusually long attention spans as infants and toddlers. At age six months they rocked in mechanical swings and watched television programs intended for two year olds.
At ten months they listened attentively for an hour at a time as Lindsey read from books for three years olds...At fourteen months the toddlers walked into Lindsey's kitchen and announced, "We think Big Bird is stupid." At age two, Lindsey gave them a video called "Elmo's Potty Time." The children watched this video several times with great interest and then announced, "We're potty trained."
...The twins were introduced to the woods on the farm as toddlers. They could recognize each animal on the farm by age three and had been taught by their dad to stalk animals at age five. It was Andy's philosophy that the worst thing a father could say to his child was "You're too young to do that."
Instead, he thought the parent should be saying, "That's such an important subject that I'd like to teach you about it myself, so that you won't make the same mistakes I did."

...Not surprisingly, both twins were enthusiastic about the same things that Andy enjoyed. Lindsey watched her seven year olds paint their faces with camouflage makeup at 4:30 in the morning before walking out in the dark with their bows and arrows. It was easy to see why they enjoyed doing things together. They wanted to be like their daddy. She couldn't tell who was having the most fun...

~~~

If You Haven't Read The Farm, First in Series, Click Over to Read My Review to Learn a Little!

Nuclear Farm

By Charles C. Anderson

This novel turned out to be much more intense as the title warrants. When nuclear weapons are involved, everybody must act immediately and meticulously to track and then ensure the bombs are not used! Almost immediately I noticed a different tone, almost stilted, but then I recognized that it was tense, intensively including details of what was happening, how devastating it could be. And what it would take to complete this assignment...

From the President of the United States...

Dear President Umar:
Within a few days there will be a nuclear explosion
in the Middle East. You are receiving this advance
warning in order that you might better comprehend
what is in store for you in you interfere in the
coming Middle East war...
At this time we have two nuclear warheads already
in the United States, much larger than the one
that you will hear about in a few days...Such
weapons are also in place in Britain. These
warheads can annihilate any city. They do not
need to arrive by missiles. They are already
manned by martyrs...
...We will know your answer by what you do.
And then we will know what we must do.
Islamic Jihad
~~~

Andy was asleep when Lindsey gently shook his shoulder. "Honey, it's me. I'm sorry. Something terrible has happened and I can't watch it by myself."
"Watch what?" Andy blinked his eyes and sat up. Lindsey's eyes were red. He put his arms around her.
"It's started, Andy."
"What's started?"
"The first nuclear war in the twenty-first century."

"there has been a catastrophic
 explosion at the Saudi port of Ras
Tanura. There is no doubt that this
was a nuclear terrorist attack...
Ras Tanura was one of the largest
oil export terminals in the Persian
Gulf...which handled fully ten per
cent of the entire world's supply
of oil...
~~~

...Cnn spit a continuous visual and verbal stream of horrific news. A nuclear blast had destroyed the Saudi port of Ras Tanura in the Persian Gulf. Andy sat down on the couch with Lindsey. Jack and Ava were already riveted to the TV. 
                   ~~~

The President was aware that Andy's family were friends of King Fahd. Andy was being asked to represent the President with the Saudi King. That country had just had a nuclear explosion that destroyed Ras Tanura, a key Saudi terminal near the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. (and Britain) had already been warned to stay out of it...

Upon return to the U.S., Andy had met and reported to the President, along with his own impressions and his recommendations on how to proceed.

Andy and his wife both had experience with warheads, with of course Lindsey having the academic credentials as a nuclear physicist, to perform the actual disarming. Andy also confirmed that they had past knowledge that the warheads in the States were real and referred him to Hamilton of the CIA for the background on the Russians' buying and selling, although never acknowledged.

With the United States and Britain standing down, a war against Israel would begin... 

Jack and Ava's 10th Birthday...

But the ones who were working the U.S. activities had already infiltrated the Carlson family. Ironically, they were still more interested in the Civil War-era gold that had been once stored on the Farm and were making another try for it... The family had been tucked into one of their secret places, but Lindsey was always a Mom first and was upset she had forgotten candles for the twin's 10th birthday cake. They captured her while she was back in the house...

Andy called the twins together and laid out the strategy to be used in rescuing their mother!

But that was not to be the end...When it was apparent that Andy would have to be involved in finding and eliminating the warhead threat, he was reinstated into the CIA and with the loan of a jet from the Saudi King...went about doing just that... I'm just not sure whether the President realized that Andy's entire family would be involved in the operation!

Could you prepare your family to at least protect themselves? Check out my interview with Dr. Anderson this Wednesday when I'll be asking him about training his kids to use weapons to protect their family.

This book is deep into one operation after another and there is little time for anything else and even a birthday party is disrupted by those threatening the Carlson family... When Ava had been given a blowgun as one of her primary weapons, she initially assumed the man she shot was sleeping... She faced it on her own, analyzed what had happened and realized he had been her first kill. It wasn't to be her last, but that first one had helped save her mother's life! She would do it again if needed!

I have mixed feelings about the potential reality of Dr. Anderson's message in this complex thriller. But then I think about the fact that I have a sharp knife next to my bed, a shotgun in the cabin and another knife right inside my outside entry door... Always praying that I'd never have to use any of them, but realizing that today's world already includes such dangers and calls for the citizen warriors that David H. Brown first wrote about and now, also Dr. Anderson. We all must be diligent. Are you prepared to protect your home?

Not an easy book to read...Make sure you know what the plot is and who will be involved with the highest stakes we could ever face! For me, I consider this a must-read...


GABixlerReviews

I am a retired Naval officer and emergency physician who has spent the last 38 years directing intensive care units, directing emergency departments, or working as a physician in trauma centers or emergency departments. I live on a family plantation which was purchased from King George II in 1743. This plantation has been at the crossroads of American history more than once, and I am the direct descendant of its original owner. My passions are history, reading novels, writing thrillers, visiting battlefields, building historical structures like covered bridges and grist mills, and honing my expertise in both primitive and modern weapons.
In my first thriller,"The Farm" I utilized my Navy background and exposure to SEALS, my emergency medicine career, my knowledge of the Civil War, my expertise with weapons, and my childhood experiences growing up on a colonial plantation to weave a story of a modern patriot sucked into a nuclear conspiracy.
In my second thriller,"The First To Say No" I called on my years of experience in emergency departments to highlight a little known scandal in American medicine, the rising level of patient violence toward healthcare workers. Were you aware that healthcare workers are twice as likely to be assaulted on the job as police officers? Healthcare assaults account for over 60% of all workplace assaults in America. In this book, emergency department physicians and nurses in an inner-city hospital devise a unique and permanent solution for a local gang that preys on them. All of the evil people in this book were real patients of mine under different names. I didn't invent them. Every event in this book occurred in front of my eyes over 38 years. People who are unaccustomed to seeing evil are sometimes uncomfortable with the choices forced upon victims, especially if the victims are care-givers. Some people believe that care-givers are obligated to be victims.

Cry Out for Israel... Novel by Steven D. Greenberg Stunning!

Enfold Me’ takes place in a post-Israel Middle East.
The author worked with a professional
cartographer to create the above map,
which illustrates this fictitious geopolitical reality.

Enfold Me:
A Novel of Post-Israel


By Steven D. Greenberg


..Devastating..
...Stunning...
....Unforgettable....


"Israel is no more"...

"What? Impossible!"

I can imagine talking to Judith Stitzel or Enid Portnoy on the WVU campus...both professors and my friends. What could I say to them? I realize nothing--but I could hug them...and hold them as we cried...

So I would have also if I had met Daniel Blum, the main character. He, too, was an American, but he had relocated to Israel when he married. He was there during The Fall...

By the time you read this novel, and I hope that you do, you will not be able to tell whether the destruction you will read about was done by the earthquake, or by the military actions that immediately took place... by neighboring countries of what was once called...Israel...

Daniel Blum knew only that he could be thankful that his home still stood, even though there were no working utilities. Daniel was the type of guy that had puttered around at home and he had installed solar panels from which earlier he had even sold electricity he did not use. Now, he used it secretly, at odd times, so that they would not realize that he had access to his computer. He had finally gotten email back up to go out at least, so he spent time writing to his children and his wife who had gone to America until they could come back--if they ever could.

He had been on his own for about a year now, but was helping with the resistance, routinely providing reports after watching...

[Let me stop here a minute to share that I read the ebook version of this novel. Sometimes this makes it harder to fully  pick up on what is happening, since there is usually no blurb of the contents provided. And since you can not easily go back and find a certain part to better understand...So I will say that I had a little confusion when flashbacks started...I beg you to work to pick up what is somehow diluted when ebook formats limit effective, easy exploration of a novel.]

It was a familiar face, therefore, that appeared at Daniel's door one day. Nobody had knocked since before...The Fall...

George Farrah and Daniel Blum had been involved in a horrible event on the college campus where they both attended.George was a man of action, of controlling a situation. Daniel cared, but was not quite as prepared... During a race-related incident, a young girl had been killed. George had been involved in calming the situation but Daniel had also--George had accused Daniel of causing the death...

Now he was here, explaining to Daniel that he represented the group who would make all arrangements to get him to the United States. Daniel was having a hard time even trusting George, and certainly didn't want to travel with him!

Readers should be prepared to experience the devastation, the fear, the anger of war, especially when those who have invaded act brutal, having no limits in what they are willing to do. Even the gangs which had been active in Israel, now were leaders in acting freely and openly to rob and kill their former neighbors--all with the help of the Egyptian government representatives who had claimed they had come into the country to help... of course, expecting to be paid for their efforts.

Witness those who come to claim the materials brought by UN workers and must fight each other in order to keep from starving...

Now George wanted Daniel to come with him, through all the dangers of escaping without being killed or captured. But, Daniel kept questioning, not completely trusting anybody...

The stunning ending will show why...

This complex life story must be absorbed in toto. Daniel had experienced much early in his life that led to his eventual PTSD-like nightmares and other symptoms. Flashbacks to the harsh realities of dealing with white supremacists had never left him. When it extends beyond into something far worse, then is when you will finally come to know Daniel Blum. The psychological suspense is slow and prodding, so be prepared to meet Daniel on his terms, in his life, as he understood it...

An amazing story, if you dare read it...


GABixlerReviews

"The silence on Ibn Gabirol was broken by a convoy of white trucks bearing UN license plates, which snorted and lumbered down the street, kicking up elephantine clouds of dust despite their snail-like pace. A small but growing group of grey-clad figures was falling in behind the convoy, quietly yet with obvious intensity. Tightening the kerchief around my face and noting grimly that we all looked like bad caricatures of trail-hardened cowboys, I fell in step next to a thin man holding an even thinner child by the hand. I noticed that his clothes weren’t actually grey, but rather dust-covered. I also noticed the unhealed gash across the child’s face, the gauntness of his cheekbones, the haunted look in his eyes, and the plastic bags clutched in his free hand. He looked at me briefly with bovine serenity, and looked away.

“What’s the story with the trucks?” I asked the man with as much conviviality as the Poe-esque backdrop allowed. He didn’t answer, nor even turn to look in my direction. I tried again, adding an edge of gentleness to my voice, “Is this the food distribution? I just got into town.” Still the man was silent, his jaw set in grim determination, the boy beside him skipping to keep up with his long paces. We walked past the intersection with Jabotinsky Street, more figures joining the impromptu grey parade.

I turned to the other side and addressed the same question to a 30-something, stocky woman. She was wearing a formerly red shirt, jeans that may once have been blue, a motorcycle helmet, and what appeared to be ice hockey  goalie pads over her torso. She carried a baseball bat loosely in one hand, and a water jug in the other. A ragged daypack hung loosely from one broad shoulder. Her posture spoke of grim determination, and she answered me curtly, in a voice muffled by the full-face helmet, “New in town? Well, you’re headed to food and water distribution from our friends at the UN. Same time every day, same place. But if you were planning on getting any, you may be disappointed.”

She saw me stare at her regalia, and lowered her eyes as if embarrassed, or at least momentarily conscious of what she must look like to an outsider. Then she brushed her hands fruitlessly against the padding on her chest, trying unsuccessfully to clean off some of the white dust coating them. She offered me a calloused hand, which I took. Her grip was tight, warm but suspicious, pleading in its sincerity but wary. “Where are my manners? Welcome to the new White City,” she half-laughed, as the chalky dust from her hand stuck to mine. “Get it, white – like the dust?” I could hear the smile in her voice under the helmet, sincere yet transient. When she next spoke, it was in a tone that tacitly sought approval yet preemptively defied judgment. “I got three kids at home, OK? This,” she indicated the helmet, pads and bat, “is how I make sure they have something to eat and drink. Good luck to you.” She added a small burst of speed to her stride, and moved away from me...

~~~

About this author

Born in 1967, I am a professional writer and an Israeli. I am also a full-time cook, cleaner, chauffeur, and work-at-home Dad for three amazing young children, and the lucky husband of a loving and very supportive wife.

Born in Texas and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, I emigrated to Israel only months before the first Gulf War, following my graduation from Indiana University in 1990. In 1996, I was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces, where I served for 12 years as a Reserve Combat Medic. Since 2002, I’ve worked as an independent marketing writer, copywriter and consultant.

Live Chat With Fares Aoun, Author of Jerusalem Spring, TODAY AT 2PM...Come on Over and Share YOUR Thoughts!

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This is Book Reader's Review with Fares Aoun, author of Jerusalem Spring. Care to Read My Review? I used two words that, for me, describe how I felt about Fares' book...Powerful and Brilliant. These words both came to me as I finished the book...Powerful Story...Brilliant Presentation of That Powerful Story... I went further and said it was a must-read. This is based upon my opinion that this world must have many more books like this so that what Fares is saying...begins to sink in! My hope is that the right people read it!


First, Let's Get A Little Background...


Fares, Where are you from?
- I was born and raised in a beach town on the Mediterranean, north of the capital, Beirut, in Lebanon. I moved to the US when I was 30 years old and eventually became a US citizen. So I consider myself Lebanese American.

When did you start writing?
- I did not write much before Jerusalem Spring. It is my first real adventure. A lot of my family and friends were surprised when we shared the news of my book with them. 

I knew this was your first book, but with little "practice" background, you obviously have a talent for it! When did you know that you wanted to be a writer?
- I had an idea I had been discussing for some time with my wife, Sonja. I said to her that someone should turn it into a book or a movie. And her response was, “Start writing.” It wasn’t clear to me that I could do it. But with the encouragement of Sonja saying to me, “If you are enjoying it, do it” and my trust in her that she will be frank with me and tell me what she really thinks about the book, I was able to do it. I was sure about my idea and the message that I have. So I started writing, and Sonja started guessing the end until we finished. And I say we, because without Sonja I never would have tried to write.


My understanding is that, then, it was your own thoughts, with a little nudging from your wife, that brought your book to us!- I got the story idea from knowing what is going on in the Middle East and what I learned about segregation in the 1960s in the US. And I couldn’t stop making the comparison when I would hear something on NPR and the news from the Middle East.



Ahhh, the 60s, we did get into some major issues during that decade. You hadn't thought of writing a book, but if your wife thought you could do it, she must have seen something from what she learned living with you! Once started, did writing come natural to you or was it something that you had  to work on?

- I had the general idea and started imagining the stories and it built itself in a way. It wasn’t easy and I had to rewrite a lot. (Before I forget, I have to say thanks for every friend and family member that had a part in reviewing the book before it was ready. They all gave me interesting points. Leslie, Marilyn, Nidale, Rena, Elsy, Maria, Khaled…

Thanks to our friends...we all push each other for excellence. Assuming that the writing bug has bit you...Do you see your future writing come from your life or from other people?
- I’m not sure I can write about my life. And I didn’t do it in “Jerusalem Spring”. I think it will keep me more objective, especially when I’m writing about a sensitive subject. But for sure my experience had a big influence on the subject. And that could be part of my life. So for the moment I think I will continue writing in the same way.

Did you go to school for writing?
- No I did not. I’m a fine arts major (painting and sculpture).

Do you ever think you would have consider a series?
- I hope I could turn my book into a series one day, especially after getting some good reactions about my book from people who got the chance to read it. Some of them asked when I will have my second book.

Who were the people or person that inspired you to write?
- It’s not a person -- it’s the people who are suffering and don’t have a voice. So I tried to be their voice by telling their stories.

How many different drafts of the manuscript did you go through before you published?
- I have to check with Sonja, she has a better memory. But I think three times if we don’t count the small changes.


What kind of environment do you prefer when you’re writing?
- Late at night will be my best time. And I have to say I get a lot of ideas in my long commute.

What tips do you have for aspiring writers?
- I never knew that it would be this hard to get a book ready. And it’s much harder to get published. But if you believe in your story and like writing it. for sure it will get the attention that you want.

How do you feel about writing now that your book is out?
- I didn’t have much time to consider it when I was younger. I always liked to be out and active. But after writing I can see the pleasure and the joy of doing it. I never imagined it like that.

What made you finally decide to be a writer?
- I had a story I wanted to tell and I felt I had to tell it. A lot of my American friends asked me about the situation in the Middle East and they needed an explanation. And it’s never easy to do it in a 10- 15 min conversation. And for sure not in one book either. But I felt the need to express my point of view and put my message out for people who ask the same questions my friends did.

What is your favorite part and least favorite part about being a writer?
- Least favorite is every time I had to ask Sonja to check and edit after me. With her work and our 2 kids we really didn’t have the time for it. The best thing is that we did it together and it was a really good time.

What did you do when you got stuck in writing Jerusalem Spring?
- I stopped. I didn’t have much choice but the next day I could have an idea about what to do.


How did you become knowledgeable about the topic you wanted to write about?
- I’m a news junkie and NPR has a good role. WAMU is my company for 2 hours every day as I drive to work, if not more. And I’m lucky being Lebanese-American and speaking three languages that I get the news from 2 – 3 sources and get the chance to hear about the different interests of both cultures.

Did you ever wanted to quit? What did you do when that thought struck you?
- I didn’t get the feeling of quitting with “Jerusalem Spring.” I had most of the ideas in my head. I was really tired from the publishing process. But Sonja was next to me. So I would go back and try again. And by the way I didn’t tell anyone but Sonja about the book until I had it almost ready.


I tend to be like that myself...I've started to write several nonfiction books, but have become so emotional, that I couldn't proceed...so I would never share about them until they were close to printing! What are you working on now?
- I have an idea I’m working on. But it’s still just an idea – it has barely taken shape yet. When it’s ready you will be the first to know.

I look forward to hearing that a new book is soon out...Anything else for the future?
- Other than writing I’m looking to see if I can get my book into the movie theaters. So I’m looking for a way to do that. And if anyone can help I would really appreciate it!

What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment to date...although I'm pretty sure of the answer...
- I’ve done a lot of things in my life. But “Jerusalem spring” is my biggest.

Can we find you anywhere online? Where?

http://faresaoun.com/
http://jerusalemspring.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerusalem-Spring/127225593999094
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4450894.Fares_Aoun

How do you feel about social site marketing, is it beneficial to your present marketing? Do you see yourself continuing?

I think it’s a great way to build a grass-roots or word of mouth following, but I do find that it takes a lot of time. But it’s wonderful to be able to engage a reader directly and speak with them so easily via social media. It’s exciting for me to hear from readers and I appreciate it so much when they take time to write to me or post a review online. I’ll definitely continue those efforts.


And now, let's get a little into your story, if I may? You decided to write your book based upon what was happening in today's world. Could you elaborate specifically about that for us please...

We all recognize all kinds of discrimination that happen around us. And for us in the US and in the western world we've made a lot of progress but we need to do more. But it’s not the case in many places in the world. I want to present a fair picture of what is going on in the Middle East (specifically, Jerusalem) in terms of the conflict there and how it’s affecting people in their everyday lives. I think if people know the details of a situation they will understand peoples' actions better. I didn’t want to defend or judge anyone's actions. I wanted to present the situation like it is. And to do that I thought the best way to present my idea was by relating it to something my readers would know about. From here I got the idea of starting the story from the 1960’s in the American South and relating it to the present day, but set in Jerusalem.

Something else interesting that came to my attention later on was that the segregation in the US ended around the same time the major conflicts started in the Middle East. And it's weird how much we've accomplished in the US in the last 60 years, yet the situation has gotten worse in the Middle East and a lot of people still suffer from it.

Fares, in my opinion, we still have far to go in America as well...we may have the rules and regulations in place, but, as you know, many individuals are personally affected by actions of others on any given day!


As you know I was intrigued and impressed with your method in writing your novel, how did that come about?

I had the idea in my mind of the comparison I wanted to make, but couldn’t decide how to do it. I started to write anyway, but the idea of dividing the story in 2 parts wasn’t in my mind at all. After struggling with how to present it I got more ideas, but I still wasn’t happy with it. At some point I finally got the idea. But really I can’t remember exactly when and how I did it.

Well, however it came about, it resulted in a brilliant idea--I don't think I have ever been as impacted although I don't want to say anymore! LOL  Can I deduce from your novel that you feel much of what is happening in today's world is racial? If not, then...


Race is part of who we are. For sure it is a factor. Same for ethnicity. But in the 21st century we -- all humanity -- should be doing much more to have a world that is just and fair.


Everything that is going on in terms of racism, sexism, prejudice based on ethnicity, religion ... all these things should be rejected. We can’t pick what to let happen because it’s far way or it’s not in our best interest to get involved or stop an injustice. This issue affects the lives of millions of people around the world. We should care, but we shouldn’t stop at just being concerned. We should do something about it.

Was the choice of race for the first part of your book based upon something in particular...and what?


Yes. You can say that. And the first thing that sparked the choice was the story of Rosa Parks I didn't know it until I heard it on NPR after moving here. And it made me remember the story that I read in BBC News about a similar incident in Jerusalem. Here are the links 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101719889
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6584661.stm

Do you think of yourself as prejudice? Have you found yourself prejudicial based upon others actions toward your own people?

I don’t like to talk much about myself or especially to say how I am. I prefer the readers, or people who know me, to give their honest opinion.

But if I have to answer, I will say no, I’m not prejudiced. Or at least I hope that I’m not and try not to be. My life experiences in Lebanon and the civil war affected me like it did many of my fellow Lebanese. But I was very lucky to have my parents guiding me and my siblings in the right way of thinking. They played a very important role in the hardest time someone can imagine. Now I’m a parent of 2 and I feel how hard it is to raise a family even in the best conditions. And I image how hard it was for my parents to do it. With six kids in a civil war and not many resources … I can never thank them enough. And I feel that I should be doing more to protect the victims in every conflict or situation.

Back to the question about my people. The situation in Lebanon was crazy at the time of the war. Lebanese had to fight with Palestinians, Syrians, Israelis ... and between themselves. After some point you feel that there is something wrong. You can’t be enemies with everyone. You can’t only blame the other. And for sure you can’t be prejudiced against yourself. And that made me think and understand that people's actions always have some explanation (that doesn’t mean I agree with all of them) but maybe I can try to understand them. And when you're removed from the situation and you look at it from a distance like my case now living in the US and following the news from afar, I can be more objective. Still I didn’t write about the Lebanese war because I’m not sure I can be objective enough. I need more time before I can consider it.

Why did you make the head of the prison white? This is not meant to be a trick question.

I didn’t write a historical book, and it is a novel, so I wanted more tension to make the story more dramatic. But most of what goes on in the Novel is based in some way on actual facts. I needed the head of the prison to be white to show the segregation more clearly.


For me, being white, I highlighted the question that it only takes one individual--no matter what race--to try to improve things. I think your husband/wife characters do an excellent job of being strong enough to take a stand...as we all must if we want the world to change.


Thanks so much for sharing with us, Fares. I wish you best wishes for spreading the word you give the world in Jerusalem Spring!

Thanks,
Fares

CIA Veteran Andre LeGallo Talks the Talk in New Novel - Review Coming Soon!

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"A tale of intrigue too frightening to believe - and too believable to ignore. But you had better believe it, because Le Gallo is the real thing."

Porter Goss, former Director of the CIA, from his introduction.

CIA Veteran Who Has Walked the Walk Now Talks the Talk in Novel that Springs from Today’s News Headlines

 San Rafael – March 5, 2010 - Le Gallo takes us from Ian Fleming’s Cold War tales to realistic 21st century espionage in a whirlwind adventure that will change the politics of the Middle East for ever.





The Caliphate by André Le Gallo was released by Dorchester Publications on January 26, 2010. A business trip takes Steve Church into a world threatened by a radical Muslim group that will stop at nothing, including assassination, to restore the Caliphate, the global Muslim empire of the faith’s early years. Barely escaping separate attempts on their lives, Steve and Kella Hastings, the North African-born adopted daughter of an American diplomat spurn the overly bureaucratic CIA and its French equivalent to stop the terrorists from imposing their medieval values.

Terrorist leader Tariq al Khalil plans to reconquer the lands of the Caliphate from the states bordering the Sahara, as the Prophet initially conquered his empire starting from the sands of Arabia. However, to revive popular support and funding from wealthy patrons, he turns toward the Zionist entity, a more lucrative target. The Mossad, which has a spy in the heart of the extremist organization, the CIA and the French all lose track of Al Khalil’s plans, giving the terrorists running room. Fortunately, Steve has his own penetration of al Khalil’s group and he follows al Khalil’s tracks. Using Unmanned Air Vehicles, al Khalil captures a secret military installation in Israel, giving him control of Israel’s last gasp weapon with which he threatens to destroy the capitals of Middle East regimes it deems apostate.

The lives of millions now depend on Steve and Kella who are al Khalil’s hostages in an underground Israeli bunker.

Available in bookstores, at www.amazon.com or at Dorchesterpub.com

CIA Veteran Andre LeGallo

About the Book:

The Caliphate by André Le Gallo
ISBN 10: 0843963050 / ISBN 13: 9780843963052
Publisher: Dorchester Publications
Date of publish: January 26, 2010
Pages: 362
SRP: $7.99



About the Author:

André Le Gallo is a veteran of several coups, a war and a revolution. Under cover and accompanied by his (real) bride and family, he operated in all the countries of The Caliphate during a distinguished thirty-year career with CIA’s elite Directorate of Operations, today’s National Clandestine Service. He was Chief of Station in four countries managing counterintelligence, covert action, and special operations. He was also the National Intelligence Officer for Counterterrorism, the one-stop-shop of US intelligence on terrorism.

Following his CIA career, Le Gallo served as a Vice President for an energy company with a presence in over thirty countries, was a Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, was President of the Association for Intelligence Officers’ San Francisco chapter, and is active in supporting wounded veterans. He resides in Northern California with his wife Cathy.

The book’s main character, Steve Church, is modeled on Le Gallo’s son, Christopher, who was killed in a plane crash at the age of 33.



Contact:

André Le Gallo, 
alegallo@comcast.net, www.andrelegallo.com