The Half-Life of Carson Hood - Paperback

by Chuck Carter (Author)

Without a Sound or a Trace

8 years ago terrorists executed the wife of Raphael Quinterro.

8 months ago President Ann Chambers declared war, inside America.

8 days ago Carson Hood found someone buried in his grave.

This Sunday 1 will live, 1 will die, and 1 will disappear.

Former Marine and CEO Carson Hood is a paradox, a loner who pretends to enjoy a crowded room, a boater who's scared of bridges, and a peaceful man who's killed with his bare hands.

With new love Claire Markham, life on St. Simons Island is a dream . . . until it becomes a nightmare.

Under century-old oaks in his family cemetery, Carson finds someone buried in his grave. And a mystery that begins with smuggling and kidnapping soon leads to the Janus Project, a deep-secret government plan to assassinate America's enemies without a sound or a trace.

Meanwhile on the West Coast, wealthy Hispanic entrepreneur Rafael Quinterro blames the country's first female president for his wife's murder, and for America's abhorrent treatment of his people. He'll stop at nothing for the ultimate revenge. And a former Janus Project researcher will make it happen.

This Sunday on the oceanfront patio of the Barrier Island Club, President Ann Chambers will address the most powerful media owners in the world and do something no president before ever had the courage to consider. The Secret Service has prepared more than ever. It's not enough, and Carson knows it.

As the clock counts down to the second the president will step into the crosshairs of the weapon, Carson gets another shock. His new love Claire knows more than she is telling.

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Author's note: During research on the weapon, no one in Homeland Security, the Defense Department, or even Health Care would discuss it with me. Not one word.