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Daniel Easterman crosses boundaries never before visited with this awesome novel of politics, fundamentalism and kidnapping. In an idyllic Northumberland village, the locals prepare for the Harvest Festival as they and their ancestors have done for generations. They are ordinary men, women and children, as good and as bad, as subject to joy and misery, as any in the land. By the end of that day, all will be dead. Then new inhabitants arrive... And begin to prepare for events which will rock nations. At a nearby air force base, the top brass awaits the arrival of the new President of the United States: Jewish, liberal, incorruptible, Joel Waterstone stands against the forces of fundamentalism and political extremism, at home and abroad. At a huge cost in human life, Waterstone is kidnapped and spirited away. An international hunt begins that takes one brave man and his friends to the heart of human darkness, from the treacherous streets of Washington to the dying wastes of a land tearing itself apart. Twisted motives weave an even more twisted plot, with a denouement played out in a city of the dead, where darkness is never ending, and midnight comes at noon.
The sudden, brutal annihilation of an entire village serves as the catalyst for a global conspiracy involving the kidnapping of the American President. Joel Waterstone, a liberal and incorruptible leader, finds himself abducted by extremist forces, triggering a desperate international search. A lone protagonist and his allies must navigate a landscape of political volatility and human cruelty to locate the President before the conspirators execute their final, catastrophic agenda. The narrative utilizes a high-stakes, fast-paced framework to explore the intersection of personal morality and geopolitical instability.
This novel presents a bleak, high-tension vision of global politics that leans heavily into the conventions of the political thriller genre. The premise suggests a narrative focused on the fragility of order and the extreme measures taken by those who operate in the shadows of power. Readers likely encounter a story that prioritizes plot momentum and the mechanics of a large-scale conspiracy over character introspection. The work functions as a cautionary exploration of how fundamentalist ideologies can disrupt the stability of nations and the lives of ordinary citizens.
Page Count:
562
Publication Date:
2002-01-01
Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0007103506
ISBN-13:
9780007103508
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