The Puppet Master

What would YOU do if they took everything you had your family your home your business your dignity even--perhaps--your sanity? Ronald S. Baraks latest The Puppet Master prequel to The Amendment Killer and the second in the Brooks/Lotello Thriller Series is a gripping story of a political system gone awry--and those who feel compelled to fix it. Have you ever killed anyone? I have. Ill do it again. If I need to. Three prominent political leaders in Washington D.C. murdered in as many days. Not a plausible story premise? What about the real world villain who recently mailed a series of pipe bombs to a number of prominent political figures? Ripped from the headlines? Barak gives new meaning to the word timely. The Puppet Master isnt ripped from the headlines; written first it forecast the headlines that followed! The Puppet Master begins with a bang. Literally. Three of them. Not a page wasted. Capitol Hill panics. Who will be next? Others whisper that our political leaders are only getting what they deserve. Anxious to see who will be next. And why. Crafty D.C. homicide detective Frank Lotello is tasked to find the killer. Cliff Norman a local businessman with ample motive is arrested. Politicians breathe a sigh of relief. However when Lotello discovers a disturbing White House connection he suspects Norman may not be what he appears to be. Things may not be what they appear to be. Normans trial commences in the courtroom of savvy D.C. trial court judge Cyrus Brooks. An angry nation rallies behind Norman. The jury debates whether Normans actions may be legally justified by a rampant abuse of political trust and threatens to unravel the very fabric of our dysfunctional government. In an unprecedented and questionable manner that may destroy their respective careers Lotello quietly approaches Brooks and they form a secret alliance to uncover the truth in this classic whodunnit mystery. Before its too late. Blurring fiction and reality The Puppet Master will have you dangling from the first page to the very last.