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In Francis's "best thriller" (Evening Standard), a movie star must give the performance of his life when he crosses paths with killers while investigating race-horse tampering in South Africa..
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Smokescreen is the gripping tale of a political conspiracy to incapacitate the President of the United States, Clint Walker, who we meet in the opening scene as he is stricken with a torturous headache and is quickly consumed by confusion, memory loss and dementia. He collapses on the floor in convulsions. The Secret Service rushes him to the hospital in a race against death. Caught in the middle of the conspiracy is Eloy Cordova-Santiago, a brilliant young neuroscientist at the National Institutes of Health, whose cutting-edge research in molecular genetics has inadvertently placed his life and the life of the President in mortal danger. From his naive beginnings in Venezuela as an apprentice to the local medicine man to his recognition as a world-class scientific investigator in Washington, Eloy's life is filled with conflict-especially the conflict of his love for two women and the conflict of his Indian-Latino culture with the culture of modern science. But none of his conflicts are as difficult as the conflict of his race against time to save the President and the country from the cynical manipulations of the tobacco industry and other self-serving individuals. Eloy's timely expertise in foiling the conspirators brings the plot to a riveting climax.

A New Kind of Novel

Smokescreen: A Novel of Medical Intrigue is a medical thriller in the tradition of books by Robin Cook, F. Paul Wilson, Michael Palmer, Patrick Lynch, Michael Crichton and Tess Gerritsen. However, many of the works by these authors feature a protagonist who is predictably white (male or female), is an Ivy League graduate with an impeccable academic pedigree, and holds a position at a major hospital.

Some authors, such as Tony Hillerman, with his Navajo Indian protagonists, and Faye Kellerman with her Jewish protagonists, have successfully created novels featuring protagonists from different ethnic backgrounds. What makes these novelists unique is their ability to intertwine a strong story with characters from diverse cultures.

However, Latino protagonists in mysteries and thrillers are very rare. Two writers who are exceptional in this regard and are growing in popularity are Carolina Garcia-Aguilera and Rudolfo Anaya. In the small field of the Latino mystery/thriller (if such a category exists) there are no writers with the scientific or medical background to develop a story where the setting is a research or medical environment and where the science is sound and plausible. In any successful medical thriller, it is crucial that the science is sound. It may not always be 100 percent accurate, but it is at least plausible.

Against this background, Smokescreen: A Novel of Medical Intrigue stands out because it has a Hispanic protagonist who comes from humble beginnings and who becomes successful through hard work, perseverance and providence. The compelling story will appeal to all readers, but especially to the large, emerging market of Latino readers. Latinos are looking for thrillers or mysteries that portray Latinos as bright, articulate scientists, and not just Chicano, low-rider villains. Latino readers want to read about people who come from humble beginnings and become successful through hard work. The protagonist in Smokescreen: A Novel of Medical Intrigue fits that theme. We know the demand for such works is huge as evidenced by the attendance of nearly 50,000 people at the Latino Book and Family Festival this past August-organized by actor Edward James Olmos-demonstrating that this is an emerging but often overlooked market of readers.

In Smokescreen: A Novel of Medical Intrigue, the Latino protagonist is not traditional or clichéd. His conflicts are varied, and include personal conflict associated with cultural transition. The protagonist is an underdog (David) going against the tobacco industry (Goliath). The plot is based on today's headlines, that of the medical community versus the tobacco industry. The twist is timely, a conspiracy to incapacitate the president. The love interest and personal romantic conflicts are present. The hero is an expert. Characters fall in love. The antagonists murder good people. The plot is believable, timely, and all of the parts of the puzzle come together in the climax..
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The book presents a comprehensive view and analysis of the key events as presented by the national media. It is largely the content of this news and video coverage that offers the critical evidence to suggest something other than the stated sequence of occurrences had taken place on the morning of September 11, 2001. Many examples are studied that contradict the official accounts. The CBS documentary and narration of March 10th is an important one. It contains unmistakable evidence of tampering and falsification.

The scrutiny devoted to the videotape scenes was extremely valuable. The detected discrepancies in aircraft flight profiles and impact characteristics offered compelling reasons to examine them more closely as was done in this analysis. The decision to do so brought forth astonishing results. Likewise, the meticulous analysis of the shadows, temperature, climatic conditions and the absence of typical and expected urban activity in a busy metropolis in a morning rush hour, as shown in the CBS March 10, 2002 video segment revealed deliberate tampering. In view of the manipulations of crucial data as contained in the CBS videotape that has been presented to the world as important documentary evidence, the anomalies noted could not be rejected without a more thorough investigation.

Compelling evidence has been presented to show that Flight 77 did not strike the Pentagon. The analyses of other investigators had arrived at the same conclusion. The available evidence strongly suggests that Flight 77 had either crashed at the Ohio-West Virginia border as reported by Clear Channel Radio station KOA, or had landed at an undisclosed airport after the FAA stand down order was issued. Or it had simply vanished without a trace. Its wreckage was not found at the Pentagon and if wreckage was present in the Ohio-West Virginia site it has never been disclosed.

Whether hijacked airliners or remotely guided aircraft struck the towers the physical wreckage of the plane, luggage, equipment and bodies would remain as evidence of their use. No such wreckage has ever been found at any of the targeted sites. On the contrary all of the evidence as well as lack of evidence points to the fact that planes may not have been used in the strikes.

An old saying goes, "Where there is smoke there is fire." The new saying of the present sophisticated world of statecraft and intrigue is, "Where there is smoke there are mirrors." Global television has shown that the World Trade Center incident is awash in huge quantities of smoke. Maybe now is the time to look for the mirrors.

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Highlights the Dangers of the Ecumenical Movement.

Many Christians are joining the ecumenical movement, thinking God has ordained it to bring all Christians into unity. But this book reveals that the ecumenical movement is nothing more than a smokescreen, hiding the Vatican's real intent, to stamp out religious freedom and rule the world..
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In some parts of the world it seems the Seventh-day Adventist Church is in danger of settling down into a social club. That is, unless it remembers its mission.

With growing secularization, disorientation, and institutionalism, how can the church maintain its identity? How is the church to function considering it was founded on the belief that time is short--yet time keeps going on?

George Knight tackles these and other tough questions in this shining collection of articles, speeches, and papers. Including the courageous speech "If I Were the Devil," presented at the 2000 General Conference session, this book is an insightful look at Adventism's mission, structure, and contemporary challenges.

Not just for church administrators and academics--this is a call to duty to all church members, a call to become a church alive with passion and purpose. Let these pages reinvigorate you with fresh thoughts about the Adventist mission and how to accomplish it. Because the world doesn't need another social club. It needs to hear God's message..
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