Blood of the Moon; A Thriller
Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, Inc., 2009. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [6], 382, [8] pages. DJ has some wear, edge tears and minor soiling. Autographed by the Author sticker on front of DJ. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads Marvin--Thanks for our guidance and Friendship. There is a reason you're listed in the Acknowledgments. Happy Reading. Richard. This is believed to have been inscribed to Marvin McIntrye (p. 381). Also includes is a promotional business card sized item about the book and a postcard size item, also associated with the book, with ha handwritten and dated note to Marvin about the inscribed book signed with the initials RG. The author was a "Rising Star" Award winner. Richard Gazala is the author of the award-winning international conspiracy action thriller, Blood of the Moon. Born in Ohio, when he was young his family moved to Lebanon, where he lived until the Lebanese Civil War erupted. After leaving Lebanon, he finished high school in Massachusetts, and England. While living abroad he traveled around the Middle East and Europe, picking up enough Arabic and French to embrace or avoid trouble as circumstances dictated. He attended Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, where he earned a B.A. and a J.D. He has been a lawyer for over thirty years, and is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court. The world is at war over oil. Gas riots rip the streets of American cities. Tanks rumble in Washington to protect the White House. But the last astronaut to walk on the moon found something that proves conventional wisdom is a deliberate lie. "Blood of the Moon" is the electrifying international action thriller from Richard Gazala that New York Times bestselling author Raymond Khoury calls, "A stunning debut." Read it, and learn the secrets underneath your local gas pump that ruthless men will stop at nothing to keep buried. David Rivers is a second-generation oilman. From Houston he runs the multi-national oil company built by his father, former Apollo astronaut Michael Rivers, one of the last men alive to walk on the moon. Michael now spends his days confined to an assisted-living facility, his mind succumbing to the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. Somewhere in Michael’s crumbling memory is a devastating secret he has revealed to no one in over forty years, not even to his sole surviving child. The secret is the location of a small capsule Michael brought back from the moon in 1972 containing proof that conventional wisdom is a deliberate lie. With the cryptic aid of an anonymous benefactor deep within the ancient and powerful secret society of the Hostmen of Newcastle, David races to unravel the mysteries shrouding his father’s legacy while wars, Terrorism and riots over dwindling oil reserves enflame the planet, and a corrupted American presidential election teeters in the balance. David finds himself confronting the same crisis of conscience his father faced decades before. Should he risk his life and company to expose the Hostmen’s lies? Or will he bury what he uncovers and let the world burn? Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Energy Crisis, Astronaut, David Rivers, Apollo Astronaut, Michael Rivers, Alzheimer's, Hostmen of Newcastle, Mystery, Terrorism, Riots, Presidential Election
ISBN: 9781440166921
[Book #83267]
Price: $125.00