October 11, 2011 is the release date for a new thriller by B. Kent Anderson. Cold Glory is the story of a supremely well-organized organization, Glory Warriors, who believe U.S. Grant and R.E. Lee signed a document just prior to Lee's surrender that details a plan for takeover of the U.S. government if the Speaker of the House, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the President are all taken out by violence. The Glory Warriors, who include people in all stations and walks of life, would take over the country swiftly before anarchy could arise.It begins with the discovery at a construction site in Oklahoma of a cache of weapons and a document. Dr. Nick Journey, a history teacher, is called on to study the document. Journey is a hero you can't help but love. He has a severely autistic son who he cares for as a single parent since his wife left him, unable to take the day-after-day stress. He eventually is helped by a government researcher, Meg Tolman, who is the only one that believes him when he realizes the document has put him in terrible danger.
The Glory Warriors have been looking for that document since the end of the Civil War and they mean to get it no matter what it takes. They pursue Journey and Tolman across the country, and it's one of those cases where you can't trust anyone, even someone who has supposedly been one of your best friends. They can't be sure who is part of the conspiracy, especially after the Speaker and the Chief Justice are assassinated. The president is next and they must stop the Glory Warriors.
It's an exciting story. After about the first chapter the tension begins to escalate and finally it gets to be sitting on the edge of your seat time. This is a book where you need to suspend reality, don't question much, and just take the ride. Very good escapist thriller but with questions about autism, friends, and love underneath.
I may be prejudiced because of my love of history, but I recommend this book.
Ack, I don't know how I feel about a book that messes with my FAVORITE period of history! :--) I just finished "Grant's Final Victory" (out mid October) about Grant's struggle to finish his memoirs before he died of cancer, and I tell you, I was running through the kleenex like crazy!
ReplyDeleteJill, It's just the final moments at Appomattox. Grant's writing of his memoirs figures in the story, and that really is a sad story, but his wife lived on the royalties from his memoirs for the rest of her life. I'll have to look for Grant's Final Victory; what an amazing story with Mark Twain financing and publishing it.
ReplyDeleteHello Barbara, and thank you so much for the very kind words about COLD GLORY.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed writing the book and researching much of the Civil War era. Grant's race to finish his memoir was indeed one of the most intriguing things I learned while doing my research. A fascinating story in and of itself!
Thanks again.
B. Kent Anderson
Mr. Anderson, Thank you so much for commenting on my review. As you've seen I enjoyed your book tremendously and hope it will make its way to lots of other readers.
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