Morningrise by Bev Pickrell

A freighter goes down off the coast of Capetown, South Africa.

In France, a Paris nightclub goes up in flames.

And in Venezuala, a cement plant explodes on the outskirts of Caracas.

All seemingly random. All deadly.

Columbia Professor David Hamilton is living the American nightmare. With a career he hates, an ex-wife he still loves and a drinking problem he denies, he has no idea how lucky he is. Beginning with a late-night phone call from Brussels, Hamilton embarks on an odyssey into the darker regions of European power, money and betrayal, a journey that will force him to confront an evil he can neither comprehend nor control.

As the body count escalates, one horrific murder will make it personal for Hamilton, and he will have no choice but to race the clock and forge alliances with characters as complex and lethal as the landscapes they inhabit.

Driven by pulse-pounding momentum, sharply-drawn characters, and an intricate plot that holds the reader captive, Morningrise stands as a triumphant achievement for author Bev Pickrell.

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (June 15, 2007)
• ISBN-13: 978-1425744137

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