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The small town of East End Harbor, near the glamorous Hamptons on Long Island, isn’t
exactly a hotbed of criminal activity. Everything changes, however, when a terrorist
decides to use a local restaurant as the setting for a suicide bombing—and suddenly East
End Harbor is the center of the entire country’s attention. Then, just days later, a
small plane leaves the local airport and crashes immediately. While an investigator who
happens to be nearby declares the crash an accident, it looks suspicious to local cop
Justin Westwood—especially since the pilot’s ID is missing and the cockpit’s been wiped
clean of fingerprints. As Westwood delves deeper into both the crash and the bombing, he
starts to realize that there may be a connection between the two. And as he uses the
help of his friends (in both high and low places) to search for answers, he also
starts to realize that getting the answers he’s looking for may cost him his
life.
Midas is a thinking reader’s thriller. Both intense and
complex, the story takes twists and turns through business, politics, and terrorism—right
up until the last pages, when everything finally fits into place. Be warned that readers
who don’t subscribe to the Wall Street Journal may find it challenging to work
through some of the big-business-related parts of the plot, which could slow the pace
down a bit at times—but once you pick this book up, you’ll want to keep reading on until
you find out how everything comes together. Andrews (author Peter Gethers’s pseudonym)
skillfully writes a detailed and timely novel—complete with all the action, suspense, and
political corruption you’d expect to find in a Harrison Ford action film. While there
are a couple of characters and subplots that seem to add little to the story, it all
makes sense in the end.
If you love a good conspiracy, you’ll want to pick
up a copy of Midas. It’s sure to have you looking over your shoulder, no longer
sure whom you can trust…
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