The Lazarus Covenant, Commemorative 10th Anniversary, 2nd Edition - Hardcover

John Fenzel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0982237901 ISBN 13: 9780982237908

Publisher: Breathe Press, 2009

Synopsis

In Bosnia, the past is prologue for one man who must come to terms with a violent and tragic past in order to prevent a renewed war... and an unimaginable holocaust. In the latter years of Tito's Yugoslavia, two young boys, cousins Marko and Celo, come upon a mass execution in progress. As they witness the executions and try to help a near-dead survivor to safety, they are pitted in a desperate struggle for survival that forces Marko to flee to Northern Ireland. Thirty years later, as war threatens to ravage the Balkans once again, Marko reluctantly returns to Bosnia as a UN police chief. On the day he arrives in Sarajevo, he is notified of a brutal assassination that he must investigate. Soon, ghosts of Mark's violent past return.... News of the assassination quickly arrives at a White House desperate to avoid another Balkan War. When General John Thorpe is informed that an Islamic Jihadist group in Bosnia may have stolen Plutonium, he flies to Sarajevo to find out if the incidents are connected. The Lazarus Covenant is a story of profound personal transformation and global suspense. In their own unique ways, war crimes prosecutor Sandy Evenson, Serb war criminal Celo, and General Thorpe each force Lyons to confront his own demons, his own humanity, and a deadly religious sect assigned the mission of protecting the Vatican from catastrophic threats. An explosive international thriller, The Lazarus Covenant explores the scourge of extremism, terrorism and war in a haunting tale of friendship, faith and forgiveness. Writing from his own experiences, John Fenzel relates this story authentically in dramatic settings that extend from the Oval Office to the Balkans, all in a time of extreme crisis.

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In Bosnia, the past is prologue for one man who must come to terms with a violent and tragic childhood in order to prevent a renewed war... and a nuclear holocaust.In the latter years of Tito's Yugoslavia, two young boys, cousins Marko and Celo come upon a mass execution in progress. As they witness the executions and try to help a near-dead survivor to safety, they are discovered and are pitted in a desperate struggle for survival. Marko is forced to escape with his aunt to Northern Ireland. Thirty years later, as war threatens to ravage the Balkans once again, Marko reluctantly returns to Bosnia as the Commissioner of a UN Police Task Force. On the day he arrives in Sarajevo, an American peace envoy is brutally assassinated. Sandy Evenson, a beautiful war crimes prosecutor for The Hague witnesses the assassination. As it unfolds in front of her, she frantically takes photos of the carnage. Marko investigates the scene, and soon ghosts of his violent past return.... News of the assassination quickly arrives at a White House desperate to avoid another Balkan War. When General John Thorpe is informed that stolen plutonium is in the hands of an Islamic Jihadist group in Bosnia, and he is sent to determine if the two incidents are connected.The Lazarus Covenant is a story of profound personal transformation. In their own unique ways, war crimes prosecutor Sandy Evenson, Serb war criminal Celo, and General Thorpe each force Lyons to confront his own demons, his own humanity, and a deadly religious sect assigned the mission of protecting the Vatican from catastrophic threats.An explosive international thriller, The Lazarus Covenant explores the scourge of extremism, terrorism and war in a haunting tale of friendship, faith and forgiveness. Writing from his own experiences, John Fenzel relates this story authentically in dramatic settings that extend from the Oval Office to the Balkans, all in a time of extreme crisis.

About the Author:

JOHN FENZEL is a senior Special Forces officer who has served on our nation's battlefields throughout Europe and the Middle East. He has served on the personal staffs of the Secretary of Defense and the Vice President. He lives with his wife and three children In Washington, D.C. This is his first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Breathe Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0982237901
• ISBN 13: 9780982237908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 488