The Beirut conspiracy - John R Childress

"The Beirut Conspiracy" probes current issues involving terrorism and the Middle East conflict that have long been avoided as too politically controversial. The first suicide bomber has just struck on US soil, narrowly missing the president and shattering the already tenuous hopes for peace in the Middle East. The president must decide on a course of action for the nation, massive retaliation or the difficult road to peace? With intense lobbying from Congress and the Defence Industry, and traitors within his own cabinet, does he trust his advisors or his own instincts? Matt Richard's life has been turned upside down after being kidnapped and given a total face transplant, turning him into an easily recognisable international assassin. With non-stop action up and down the East Coast, and drawing on flashbacks of Matt Richard's life in Beirut as a student, this is a thought-provoking novel that not only informs but forces the reader to confront difficult issues and moral dilemmas, while at the same time providing plenty of twists and turns to keep you up all night.