The 19th Element, A James Becker Thriller (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
I loved this story. Terrorists plot to blow up the Praire River Nuclear Power Plant: al Qaeta doesn't use extremists from other countries to carry out the plot. They decide to use homegrown Americains who are disallusioned with the government. It is harder to track and catch terrorist that look like you or me. This story is about a retired Federal Government intelligence black ops man who retires to his childhood home Red Wing, Minnesota. Beck retires to being a lawyer, finish raising his daughters, and learning to enjoy life with his wife in small midwestern town USA.James "Beck" Becker, because of his former job, pieces together a plot to bomb the nuclear power plant. Only his friend "Bull" will help him unraveal the plot and track down the terrorist. No one believes Beck when he puts together innocent incidents that reveals the plot to strike America again by terrorist connected to al Qaeta. This is probably a 5-star story for anyone who enjoys conspiracy and terrorism based thrillers. To that point, I'm less a fan -- or maybe I'm just not open to more of the same religious zealot portrayal that comes daily in chain emails and news of terrorism around the world that comes unrelenting in our nightly news. As a work of fiction, I think the pace is good, the story is well researched and presented, and the characters are recognizable in their dialog. Some of the passages were so long that I wasn't sure whether a character was really that long winded or if the author was giving information I needed in order to follow the story. In either case, it sounded like true facts. Some of it sounded so real it made me want to pull the covers over my head and not come out again until tomorrow.
What do You think about The 19th Element, A James Becker Thriller (2000)?
This was a great read I enjoy the story line and the characters. The was a great story.
—iamfinallyyours
A great local thriller. Lots of action and a decent take on science and threat.
—jeanno
