The Mahdi's Pathogen (Part 1)

By John West

The year is 2018, the first female President of the United States has been in office for two years. The Supreme Leader of Iran sees visions and has dreams of the 12th Imam returning to usher in the new Islamic caliphate. His goal is to convert the entire world to Islam, but first he must destroy America and Israel. The Ayatollah sends a team of terrorists to the U.S. for a surprise attack New York City, Los Angeles and the nation's Capital with the deadliest anthrax ever manufactured. There is no cure.The U.S. is then crippled by a second surprise attack by Iran's new Sourmar-5 cruise missiles which create EMPs above America. The electrical power grid collapses and suddenly 320 million people are immediately thrust into an 1800's standard of living. The nation's infrastructure is destroyed...millions of people die. America is crippled.Former U.S. Army Ranger Nick Mosby lives on a ranch in central Texas. He must rescue his daughter who is stranded hundreds of miles away at college from the ensuing mayhem and violence. Does he make it in time to save her?Part 1 is the beginning of a cleverly woven international thriller which is set in Iraq, Iran, Washington D.C., New York City, Los Angeles and Texas. It is full of suspense and surprises that will leave the reader on the edge of their seat. It is interwoven with unique characters, tension, and a riveting plot with many surprise twists. The book is also a rousing nail-biting adventure story of how a Texas family and an entire nation reacts, adapts and overcomes to the destruction resulting from a horrendous sneak-attack by a duplicitous Islamic nation. This book also has an eerie prophetic significance, in that it relates to several actual political and military developments happening around the world today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530776163
• ISBN13: 9781530776160
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"