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From the boulevards of Paris to the sands of Iraq to the halls of Congress, this page turner is a riveting cautionary tale which resonates forcefully with contemporary political events.

A bombing in a Paris church lands American journalist Sam Preston in the story of a lifetime—if only he can survive. The attack leads Sam to a group of Assyrian Christians. Their colorful leader-in-exile, Rafat Ganjibar, aims to form a breakaway Assyrian Republic in the oil-rich lands of northwestern Iraq, with the help of some powerful supporters—the American Evangelical community, the Israelis, and even U.S. President Jack Ritter. Sam suspects the President and his allies are acting secretly—and illegally—to advance and fund this movement.

Invited to the White House to report on a performance by Princess Tawana, a charismatic Jazz singer enrolled by the Christian Fundamentalists to champion their cause, Sam meets a born-again U.S. Army General. As the shocking details of the "Armageddon Project" begin to fall into place, Sam realizes the end is indeed near—for him.

Now Sam is a prime target for the C.I.A., the French Intelligence, and the Israeli Mossad, who dispatch a sexy El Al stewardess to use any means necessary to stop him. To uncover the story and stay alive, he uses his reporter's instincts and the unwitting help of his foolish brother-in-law, who becomes an unlikely savior in the nick of time. From Paris' Latin Quarter to the Italian Riviera, from the Swiss banking capital of Zurich to England's Dover Castle, Sam races to reveal the truth before the "Armageddon Project" triggers a real apocalypse in the Middle East.

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Tom Sancton makes his debut as a writer of political thrillers with The Armageddon Project. For 22 years, he worked at Time magazine, most recently as the Paris Bureau Chief. He coauthored the 1998 international bestseller Death of a Princess: The Investigation, which examined the circumstances surrounding Princess Diana's death. His acclaimed memoir, Song for My Fathers (Other Press, 2006), recounts his early life among legendary jazz men in his native New Orleans. He currently lives in Paris.
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Sancton, a former Paris bureau chief at Time, draws on his 22 years as a journalist to concoct an intriguing story that unveils the web of connections between ideologies and governments. Sam Preston is a reporter for the New York Chronicle's Paris office when an Assyrian Christian church is bombed. Suddenly he finds himself in the middle of a huge story: the American government is backing an Assyrian leader-in-exile who wants to form a breakaway republic in Iraq. Oil is part of the story; so are Christianity and the Last Days. Sam becomes the confidant of several players key to the intrigue; soon enough his life is in danger, but he's willing to risk all to break the true story of the Armageddon Project. Sancton's narrative skill is evident as he efficiently moves the action from the sands of Iraq to the halls of power in Washington, France, and Israel. As the hero, Sam is sketched a bit lightly, but there's no mistaking who's who in the American government. The president cuts brush and runs the country by the Bible. The vice-president sneers. This is a fast and furious read that really could be ripped from the headlines. Ilene Cooper
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  • PublisherHandsel Books
  • Publication date2007
  • ISBN 10 1590512529
  • ISBN 13 9781590512524
  • BindingHardcover
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