Order of Succession
by Bill Thompson
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Pub Date Jun 24 2016 | Archive Date Sep 18 2016
Description
Air Force Two, with the vice president aboard, has dropped from radar. Then President Harry Harrison and others also go missing when Air Force One vanishes. The nation’s at DEFCON 1, and despicable Speaker of the House Chambliss T. Parkes becomes the new acting president.
After wreckage from Air Force One is found, Parkes declares the passengers from both aircraft dead from a presumed terrorist strike. The late president’s father, a former senator, asks TV personality and antiquities dealer Brian Sadler, who knew the president well, to help find out what happened to the planes. Sadler agrees to perform a simple task for the CIA in London, where he meets up with Amina “Amy” Hassan, who’s on a CIA watch list along with her billionaire father, Amin.
The situation is dire back in America, as Parkes barely acknowledges the Falcons of Islam, who claimed responsibility for the attack and say that they have sleeper agents in the United States. But the CIA fears that Sadler and his attorney fiancee, Nicole Farber, may be in more imminent danger, as Amin sent a killer to follow Sadler back to Dallas.
Sadler learns of the top-secret Operation Condor and is used by the CIA for his expertise and popularity, and later as bait. The bad guys’ plan, as well as the good guys’ strategy to fight back, feature varying motives and inevitable double crosses.
A Note From the Publisher
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Advance Praise
"Order of Succession started off with a bang and kept up the pace (and the twists) right to the end!" -Pauline Nolet, editor
Marketing Plan
Bill Thompson became a corporate entrepreneur early when at age 12, he started a company that bought and sold coins. By age 25 he had founded an insurance agency that became one of the largest in Oklahoma. Expanding and adding to that firm, Thompson created a financial services holding company that operated in several states plus Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and England. He later sold his interests and joined his son as an executive in a computer memory manufacturing and distribution company, which by 1995 had grown to be in the top ten nationally by sales.
When that company sold, he decided to pursue a lifelong passion—writing archaeological thrillers. His burning interest in archaeological finds, mysteries of the past, unexplained things in the jungle and stories of adventure in remote places drove him to travel extensively around the world. He has numerous historically significant sites, including Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Avebury, Egypt, Petra and many ancient Olmec, Aztec and Maya cities in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780996467100 |
| PRICE | $12.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Todd s, Educator
Wow, this book really impressed me. You can tell straight away that the Author has a talent for writing. This was such an easy and enjoyable book to read. Losing the Vice President of the USA in a lost plane is an absolute tragedy. However losing the President 30 minutes later in Airforce One puts a very sinister spin on things. One plane down could be an accident, however two planes missing with a couple of the world’s most powerful men can’t be a coincidence. It’s not just America that feels the shock of their loss, and the world financial markets go into melt down. The Speaker of the House being third in succession takes over the presidency. Cham Parkes isn’t at all upset that he has been thrust into the top job, and his first order of business is top put the country into Defcon 1. However 24 hours later he puts the country back to Defcon 3, as it’s his way of getting everything back under control. Problem is he’s just a bit too confident that they are no longer under attack. The power has definitely gone to his head and he isn’t making any friends with his brash and abusive style. If you enjoy thrillers that are full of suspense, action and a very clever plot, then you will certainly enjoy this book.
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