American Renaissance Book 1: Missions Dangerous

Critically Acclaimed by Booklife Spotlight, and winner of the Badge of Literary Achievement from the International Review of Books, American Renaissance: Missions Dangerous is the first-person account of a cinematic espionage thriller series set in Paris but ripped-from-the-pages of art history and the news headlines of our current post millennial political crisis.

His Code Name is "Amadeo Effscott." The sole survivor of a mission of unspeakable Evil and secrecy. But why is he being hunted down now on the streets of Paris, France? If indeed the artist, Sean Dorian Knight, truly lived - Who was he and why did he disappear - and why did his body of work become inexplicably erased from the historical record?

Part spy novel, part biographical murder mystery, it is the haunting question that leads the reader into what perhaps could be the greatest true conspiracy of all time rooted in the enigmatic role played by the CIA in the founding of Modern art.

Delving deep into the secrets of Biblical scripture and art history, U.S. foreign policy, and the millennial religious fervor of the day - accused of murder in the wake of the terrible reckoning and the countless deaths to occur on the streets of France - this first-person testimony reads like an eyewitness to history. Taking us on a taut philosophical exploration of art, its meaning for spiritual salvation, and the ultimate consequences for civilization being revealed by a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government.

A story not to be missed, it is the opening salvo in an epic spy trilogy long in the making for this historical moment of rising political turmoil we are living in with so much at stake. As the veteran, Effscott, undergoes a brutal police interrogation, missing his exotic middle eastern girlfriend and feeling an overwhelming sense of guilt not knowing whether she is still alive or dead - he must piece back together the cryptic clues of a terrifying cover-up and assassination plot unfolding in real time.

A thrilling, intellectual spy mystery of historical suspense for fans of:

• The Sympathizer (the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction),
• The Flamethrowers (a 2013 National Book Award Finalist) by Rachel Kushner
• Donna Tartt's The Secret History - or the commercial instincts of
• The Davinci Code & John Le Carre - American Renaissance also brings a philosophical depth which at times evokes perennial classics. A unique blend of critical commentary and espionage suspense that has the ability to intellectually engage as well as hilariously entertain.

Yet it's a terrifying thing to be in the mind of a trained assassin and spy. As coming to feel the full weight of the authorities and the economic injustice of the law, we find ourselves squarely in the shoes of the narrator. As he starts to question whether there's a sense of higher purpose that is meant for his lethal experience and combat skills obtained on the battlefield: Skills only an elite veteran might possess but are now about to be transferred onto the civilian plain of contemporary ideological war.