The Reaper
In Rome, the Easter crowds of the devout watch in horror as the Pope is assassinated.
In Canada’s frozen north a lake is suddenly turned into a cauldron of radioactivity.
In the Middle East the search for water ends in a bloodbath.
Three events with no connection, no apparent purpose. Except in the minds of an extreme millennial cult hidden deep in the mountain fastnesses of North Carolina; a cult for whom man’s abuse of the planet has called down God’s punishment, a cult dedicated to initiating a final battle between the forces of good and evil. With a terrifying combination of modern technology, military organisation and religious dementia, they are about to unleash a last crusade that could mean the end of man’s reign on earth.
And only one man can stop them . . .
In Canada’s frozen north a lake is suddenly turned into a cauldron of radioactivity.
In the Middle East the search for water ends in a bloodbath.
Three events with no connection, no apparent purpose. Except in the minds of an extreme millennial cult hidden deep in the mountain fastnesses of North Carolina; a cult for whom man’s abuse of the planet has called down God’s punishment, a cult dedicated to initiating a final battle between the forces of good and evil. With a terrifying combination of modern technology, military organisation and religious dementia, they are about to unleash a last crusade that could mean the end of man’s reign on earth.
And only one man can stop them . . .
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Reviews
Praise for James H Jackson: 'A thriller that cunningly utilises Jackson's previous career to produce a novel that has real energy and pace... fresh and innovative... A narrative of genuine tension is guaranteed for the reader. And Jackson's conjuring up of his frigid locale will have you pleasurably shivering
Jackson puts his experience as an international defence and political risk consultant to good use in this believable thriller...Cracking, fast-paced yarn
A tense, well-researched, fast-paced and hard-nosed thriller
Gripping stuff
A home-grown rival to Tom Clancy