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A pair of billionaire brothers with unlimited resources, a secret agenda, and no accountability.
Mysterious “peace-keeping forces” that materialize out of nowhere.
Detention camps on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Bungled assassination attempts with untraceable origins.
A reactive Congress, lobbyists bought and paid for, and upheavals at the highest levels of government.
How was it all engineered, and could it happen tomorrow?
Is it fiction or uncomfortable reality?
Read an Excerpt
“Thanks for coming.”
“No problem,” said Mendoza. “I always drive twenty miles out to the boondocks to get myself a cappuccino. The journey clears my head.”
“I figured that neither of us needed to be seen in public with each other. My instinct was it wouldn’t play well with our respective constituencies.”
“I suspect you’re right. So tell me, Mr. Lapham, what have I done to deserve this audience? Have the Haft brothers decided to donate a billion dollars to Criollos Unidos?”
“We have some areas of mutual interest. I think we might be able to come to an accommodation.”
“I’m listening.”
“You’ve been quite outspoken recently in your criticism of Khaleem Atalas.”
“I think he’s a great man. If he wasn’t holding a hundred thousand of my people in concentration camps along the Mexican border, I’d nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.”
“As you can imagine, my employers share your disgust for the President. Although their specific reasons are different, of course.”
“To be honest, he double-crossed us. And I do not like to be double-crossed.”
“I think you’re a man of principle, even though I may not agree with many of your convictions. And as I said, we’re not fans of Atalas either. The only difference is that we haven’t been surprised at the way things turned out.”
“Before we join hands and start singing kumbaya, why don’t you tell me why you dragged me down here?”
“I could have sworn you came of your own free will.”
“I have to admit, I was curious.”
“As I said, we find ourselves on the same side of this problem, but for different reasons. I was thinking there might be some way we could work together.”
About the Author
Mark is also a political junkie who loves turning his fascination with the seamy underbelly of the American political system into taut, page-turning thrillers. The American Crusade, the story of a devastating terrorist attack and the government’s response, was published in April 2019; Impeachment, a tale of two billionaire brothers who manipulate that system for their own ends, is a sequel that also stands alone as an unusual and compelling story.
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8 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for hosting me today. I look forward to meeting your readers and answering any questions they might have.
Hi Mark! Hope your weekend was perfectly splendid! What surprised you while writing this book (about yourself, the characters, writing in general, anything!)?
Andrea, thanks for your question, and sorry it took me so long to answer (I was at the dentist).
I'm not sure that anything surprised me, other than the way the story materialized out of basically nothing. I was surfing the web one day and saw a story about a bunch of guys in California who were masquerading as pseudo-police---they had uniforms, vehicles, etc, and of course they were eventually busted. But I started thinking, what if? What would happen if someone with unlimited resources got control of a group like this? And here we are.
Great excerpt, sounds like an intriguing read, thanks for sharing it with me!
Thanks for hosting!
I enjoyed reading the excerpt, sounds like an excellent book, thanks for sharing it with me!
It sounds like a fascinating book. Thanks!
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