Eagles Don't Die

Tom Lasino army veteran and college physics professor has his mundane life turned upside down when he is contacted by a CIA agent. Tom is recruited to become part of a top-secret mission. He receives a briefing aboard a yacht anchored off Marylands Tilghman Island. At the briefing Tom discovers that the CIA agent is Jennifer Blake a long ago friend with whom he had lost all contact. The CIA Tom learns has uncovered a terrorist nuclear plot that will be unleashed somewhere in the United States and Kurt Hansen a former nuclearartillery soldier turned criminal soon to be released from Leavenworth is behind the plot. Tom after much weapons and martial arts training in addition to intense inteligence briefings is inserted into Leavenworth prison as a prisoner. He is to befriend Hansen learn what he can about Hansens plot and connect with him again when they are released from prison in a month. In prison Tom becomes learns how much hatred Hansen has for the United States and its government. Upon their release Tom continues to play the role but also begins to develop an intense relationship with Jennifer. Tom and the entire team of six use their collective wits to discover the location and details of Hansens plot but their discoveries come at a high cost for all the key players. The many twists and turns in Eagles Dont Die keep you guessing to the very end. This fictional story which brings the reader face to face with the reality of terror and homeland security is based on an incident that actually occurred in 1971 involving a nuclear military device. Todays world events make this a very timely tale. Eagles Dont Die won First Prize in the Action-Adventure Category of the 2006 Maryland Writers Association International Novel Contest.