Demented Choirs

<p>It's the beginning of the 20th century and Jack Bevins a muckracking American reporter is prying into Britain's official secrets for newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. Signaling the onset of the great 20th century arms race the new British battleship <i>Dreadnought</I> will be the most powerful weapon ever created. Hearst will use <i>Dreadnought's</I> awesome design to goad President Teddy Roosevelt toward modernizing America's navy but first Jack has to beat Britain's imperial rivals especially Germany to the plans.</P><p>Aided by a dubious street urchin Jack sets out to breach the security of thePorstmouth England shipyard where <i>Dreadnought</I> is being built but his path to the prize is anything but straight. A junior member of the British parliament Winston Churchill keeps cropping up while a woman with a shadowy past becomes the focus of disturbing events that reach high into the government.</P.<p>When the British discover <i>Dreadnought's</I> security has been compromised they reactwith a vengeance that puts more than Jack's visitor status in jeopardy. He races desperately to discover the truth with more at stake than he had ever imagined.</P>