Publisher's Synopsis
In battles between good and evil, time will be on one side or the other. In FLAT LIGHT two small families of sophisticated killers make time, itself, their principal weapon. The story begins in 1987. Two of East Germany's intelligence officers realize their socialist state is about to collapse. They embezzle state funds, defect to the West, and set about revenge on America. The murders they patiently plot rely upon lavish funding, exotic talents, and - most of all - a twenty-five-year head start. Also in 1987, a young man far away is quietly plucked from humble circumstances, and taught to be a world-class assassin. His teacher is Jacob Leach, who - even while approaching his golden years -- still ranks as the world's deadliest man. In 2012, the young man's extraordinary skill will confront the families' invincible plan. It makes for a genuinely good thriller, but there's more. The story occurs in Montshire, a fictional New England state knee-deep in socialism. If you felt the chill of BLADE RUNNER's Los Angeles, you might be ready for FLAT LIGHT's Montshire. There is also the practical challenge of holding together two families of terrorists for twenty-five years. How does one raise the children? Do the killers' marriages grow stronger under adversity - and is marriage even a good idea for them? Can friends united by a vicious ideology trust each other over time? FLAT LIGHT easily should get you through a three-plane travel day. However, you could be thinking about this book long after your trip has ended.
