Book Description
Thirty-three-year-old journalist, Steve Cooper returns from an assignment in The Philippines when informed of his mother's death. He and his twin sisters, Marilyn and Melanie, decide to search for the father they have not seen in nearly thirty years. They want to know him and love him. A secret government agency is also looking for him. They want to kill him. This is the background for a fast paced thriller that takes place in the Boston area with added venues in New Hampshire, Vermont, and a fish camp in the Quebec wilderness.Characters in this book include Donald, a one-armed hitman, who loves Cheetos. Chuck, an aging Intelligence Director, hanging on for this last mission. Barbara, his assistant, a strikingly beautiful woman of Apache heritage, who, "In another time and place, would have been a Chiricahua warrior." Jimmy, an undocumented young Hispanic surveillance expert. The Martin brothers, IRA "soldiers" from Southie. Moreover, the quarry, Jack Vincent, a member of an elite government supported killing team, has decided to reveal his secret mission to the public.As Steve and the twins struggle to understand the strange events that have invaded their lives, the clues begin to add up, as does their jeopardy. Whom do they trust, where do they go? Their previously happy world is turned upside down with the threats they do not fully understand.This story explores the possibility of government involvement at a time of unprecedented concern for our national security. What is the role of truth?Dialogue drives a suspenseful narrative that combines with offsetting humor to tell this story. It follows Steve Cooper from The Philippine jungles, to his fitness club, to the Irish pubs of South Boston. The smart, sassy twins have encounters with the hitman, Donald, adding to the mystery as they are caught in this web of intrigue.The result--retribution. However, the question remains, who is right, who are the winners?
