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The Mount of Megiddo
The Mount of Megiddo
The Mount of Megiddo
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In the year 2017, a devastating terrorist attack on San Diego causes the Second American Civil War. Various rebel forces form, and the government passes the Espionage Act, which allows for powers that reach beyond the Constitution. President Meryl Montessori does her best to keep DC stable, but when a body is found in her bed, along with a coded message, things go haywire.

The president hires an eclectic team of six men and women to help solve the senseless murder and break the threatening code. Team members range from stovepipe hatwearing science advisor Dr. Frank N. Stein to beautiful NYPD Officer Rachel Rothberg, who, though a savvy and daring police officer, can never bring herself to lie to her mother.

Everyone is a suspect, including the director of the FBI. The team investigates a bizarre path that leads everywhere from the war zones of America to the gravesite of George Orwell. Soon, they find themselves on the Mount of Megiddo, where Armageddon is prophesized to begin. But despite the dire circumstances, things are not what they seem.

LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateFeb 27, 2013
ISBN9781475977097
The Mount of Megiddo
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James Luce

James Luce earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Yale University in 1966 and later graduated from Santa Clara University Law School. He served as a federal criminal investigator in the Office of Special Investigations (USAF) and subsequently practiced civil trial law for twenty-five years. An avid world traveler, he now resides with his wife in a small village in Spain.

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