The
Truth and Nothing But Lies. Cheri Vause. GWL Publishing. May 2014. 329 pp., e-book. ASIN#:
B00KAKA90G.
FBI Agent Grant Greene is a
disillusioned detective who is on the verge of quitting when he’s assigned,
after his father pull strings to get him leverage on a case that could catapult
his career beyond its present inertia, to a case involving the bombing of an
abortion clinic in Astoria, Oregon. A reporter, Hector Rodriguez, is hot on
this case as it might bring him the kind of public recognition to advance his
journalistic position as well.
Dr. Sanjay Kumar is supposedly the
object of pro-life activists, yet something doesn’t seem quite right about the
predictability of such a profile even beyond the fact that he botches more
abortions than the ones he performs successfully. Ruined lives are more the
norm of what he leaves behind him, physically, mentally and emotionally.
Then the bombing of other clinics
and the mysterious disappearance of one of the doctor’s clients, Lara, brings
the plaintiff deeper with involvement of the CIA and other nefarious characters
into the mix.
Add to that some attempted shootings
and the fact that no one seems to be able to provide actual evidence makes
Greene realize that something larger than anti-abortion supporters is running
these events, as well as the fact that the bombings occur when no one is
present in the clinics to be hurt.
No spoilers here! But be assured,
not a page turns but something new and intensely dangerous is occurring in this
mystery/thriller novel based on actual events.
Abortion is a highly charged issue and those who take one side or the
other feel very strongly about the strength of position which translates to
some deep pockets involved here that have political as well as moral
motivations.
Cheri Vause has written a riveting
novel about the violence and terror behind an issue that has divided and still
divides Americans to this day. Nicely
constructed, Ms. Vause!
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