Pharaoh's Promise
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"Only what the newspapers are raving about. The Egyptian’s mummy has been on tour for the last three months appearing in the world’s cultural centers. Other than that, I really haven’t had the time to pay attention. Obviously, there’s more to this tour than meets the eye. Right?" The second naval officer pondered the issue for several moments before saying in a sharp, critical manner. "Perhaps this will perk your interest? Three CIA agents have already died while expressing interest in the British sponsored tour." This disclosure sharply jerked Harry’s attention. "I’m listening." "Each were murdered just about the same way-two in Cairo and one in Paris. We don’t know what they were working on, none had a chance to report in. Langley asked the navy to help out and that was when naval files were scoured for somebody versed in Egyptian history. Want to guess whose name that computer snatched like a crazy dragon? Yours," he shrugged. "So here you are at 34,000 feet on the way to Brazil where all the beautiful women are nearly nude in those skimpy bathing suits."
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Four thousand years ago in Egypt, a general was executed for treason. In those golden days of the Egyptian pharaohs, deadly court intrigue was nothing unusual. But in this case, the victim was innocent. Though the pharaoh ordered his death, he remained uncertain of the man’s guilt. Thus before his tomb was sealed, the royal head whispered a petition to the ancient gods. He asked that if at any time in the future this man were proven blameless of the charges, they would come back for retrial of his tormented wandering spirit. In the nineteen nineties proof is found and the slumbering gods are awakened. Bizarre political and religious opposition burst into violent motion as Harry Warren, United States Naval Intelligence and Felicia Granadas, Central Intelligence Agency band together to contest world intelligence agencies wanting the mummy regardless of cost. Its believed long lost secrets to Starlight, a legendary ancient pathway to the stars, can be learned through the mummy. Men die while political fractions viciously clash leaving behind crushed dreams, smashed political alliances, and a rare window into the past. Amidst this violence Harry and Felicia are faced with ensuring the ancient mummy is returned to Egypt. PHARAOH’S PROMISE is about a covert operation plagued with deception and greed as two people entrusted with an ancient promise have to fight, not only the modern day prejudices and savage ambitions, but governmental interference that brings the United States Navy closer to disobedience regarding their orders. The President frequently changes his policy on capturing the secret, which finally drives Harry and Felicia underground in their race to find the mummy and safely return it to a rightful burial somewhere in the Egyptian deserts. With various intelligence agencies chasing them around the world, it is Israel’s Mossad who discreetly assists the blacklisted agents. PHARAOH’S PROMISE is a novel bringing the ancient world and modern Twentieth Century elbow to elbow as a solemn petition muttered four thousand years ago threatens to destroy political alliances and destroy lives caught in its supernatural unfolding.
About the Author
Herman Lloyd Bruebaker served ten years in the Navy (United States) from 1957 through 1967. Being a naval journalist, he was on the scene when the Navy was slowly transforming from its World War II victory obligations into a peacetime force. These years permitted him to visit the places he would later write about. The author enjoys writing political intrigue with either science fiction or supernatural twists. For the last 28 years he has lived in Riverside, California, with his family. Pharaoh’s Promise is the first of a series depicting Harry Warrens fight against forces desiring to topple the world as we know it.