Bøger af Tom Brewster

On the day Owen Black was notified that his employment was coming to an end, he had even worse news. His wife was leaving him. He was an ex-navy seal and his training was in killing terrorists, and breaking things. There wasn't much call for an experienced soldier in the modern day workforce. Owen and his wife had been together since grade school. He was lost, empty, and unemployed. When he tried to get back into the military, he was denied. He had seen too much, fought too many battles, and they believed he was mentally damaged by war. The Navy recruiter's brother was looking for employees to tear down buildings in Washington, DC, and Owen was offered a job. He traveled from his home in Kentucky, took up residence in a broken down apartment building with a young man who would be his coworker. The two of them were a wrecking crew, proficiently disassembling ancient buildings in historical districts.One day they dislodged a leather satchel from within the wall of a civil war era building. What they found was a world changing document, and an item worth millions. The New Jersey Mob, and the FBI both got wind of it, and they wanted what Owen and his young friend had found. From that moment on, they were pursued unbeknownst to them. The intrigue ended when they learned they were under surveillance by law enforcement and criminals alike, They found a way to take matters into their own hands.

Like so many novice writers, Tom Webster felt sure he could write the great American novel. After all, he had been in law enforcement all of his adult life and could spin a story with the best of them often based on some of his more unusual experiences and interesting background. He was drawn to the idea of testing his writing skills. He had a good place to start. His grandfather had been involved in a gunfight when his mother was a child, although the matter was whispered behind closed doors and details were scarce, conflicting, and then long forgotten. The victim who caught the bullet in his gut was able to struggle into the yard falling at his mother's feet. The mystery lingered in Tom Webster's curiosity and imagination for the bigger part of his life. He was not a stranger to secrets. He had his own that haunted him. He felt like he could unburden himself by putting word to paper. He and his skeptical wife, always up for an adventure, decided to take a road trip down a path that would eventually uncover a series of surprising details and events surrounding the incident, which would shine the light of truth on an infamous secret awaiting an author's pen. But when all was said and done, he left the secret lie. The pages blank.

"There are few things that occur in a flash that change our entire soul as a nation. One of those was the 9/11 attack on the World Trade center. In a surreal moment, even the least concerned about world affairs became totally irreversibly involved. Terrorism was instantly front and center to everyone around the globe. To some it was more personal. Many of whom lost loved ones in the inferno at ground zero, could not rid themselves of the need to "even the score". The Road to Floradixie is traveled by a magnificent man of superior intellect and strength, one who became part of the secret organization borne out of the many survivors/relatives to "always remember". To fight terrorism in the shadows. Along come two old unsuspecting retired cops who wander into the secret war. Completely out of their element, ill-equipped for little more than a fishing trip, they embark on a path that ultimately destroys a sinister plot to kill every tourist on Hollywood Beach, Florida. The battle culminates at the Floradixie truck stop, the bloodshed second only to loss of life since 9/11."--Back cover.