Raven's Run: A Cybertech Thriller

A covert CIA mission gone sideways a harrowing post-WWI transatlantic flight and a research facility with remote viewing capabilities: three seemingly separate stories woven across time and locations bring us to the brink of an attack that would annihilate North America in this entertaining and suspenseful novel titled Ravens Run.John D Trudel researched actual historical archives to tell the escapades of his uncle George O. Noville a Navy officer who made historical flights explored Antarctica became an oil executive and eventually settled in Mexico to retire. It is through his voice that the reader hears the story of forgotten U.S. history.Josie is a gentle soul with an incredible psychic ability (as well as a penchant for marijuana and going braless). All she has to do is have physical contact with an item to see its history location and actions occurring around it. The government needless to say sees her as a valuable asset and has her working in secrecy. Her viewings have sometimes left her comatose - she is especially sensitive to violence and sees her own future in a mental institution if she doesnt change the path shes on. Wayne who has been given the boot from the CIA is given a second chance along with a new identity as Raven.He is tasked to protect Josie. While on his failed yet explosive mission in Iran Raven had uncovered a diary belonging to Noville with the title Operation High Jump a major Antarctic expedition that occurred right after World War II. All evidence from the mission was destroyed but the significance of the notebook is unclear.Josie is tasked with viewing the events surrounding the notebook but the vastness of the great white ice continent makes finding any worthwhile data a huge challenge. While her talents are great they are not unlimited. Meanwhile Islamic extremists are racing toward a mission of their own in Antarctica allowing nothing to stop their quest to rid the world of the Great Satan and infidels. With ties to oil executives high level U.S. government officials and a nuclear-powered icebreaking vessel not much can stop them not even one of their own.The suspense builds at a breakneck pace. Josie and Raven form an unlikely bond breaking down the walls that he has had to build around himself out of necessity. Raven gains Josies trust and she his. They start envisioning their own future together but first they must complete this last dangerous mission: solving the mysteries surrounding Noville his death and his diary.Will their love give them the strength to survive the ordeal or add to their vulnerability? Mechanical techies will enjoy Ravens Runs detailing of weaponry and engine mechanics on airplanes and ships in both military and private use. Trudel challenges some widely held positions on climate change Islam the JFK assassination Vietnam and international incidents occurring between WWII and today.