Pillars Of Salt

About the Book

C.I.A. intelligence uncovered a sinister al-Qaida plot to detonate a nuclear bomb in a large U.S. metropolitan area. When Las Vegas is identified as the target, Hawk Renner, the legendary former Texas Ranger and Special FBI agent in charge of the Las Vegas FBI Field Office, is selected by the President to direct a joint Task Force of Federal and local lawmen … its mission to find and defuse the bomb.

            Even though two Middle Eastern terrorists are identified as the perpetrators, the Task Force members are stymied in their search because they are initially unaware that the terrorist’s skin has been transformed from swarthy to white. El Ali Kamel, an unprincipled scientist, accomplished the task using gene therapy techniques stolen from Rudolph Sarneff, a brilliant research scientist in Malibu California.

            Hawk Renner, with the assistance of a retired C.I.A. agent, Bernard Noonan, eventually unravel the evil plot.

            An action packed, fast moving story with sudden twists of events that will catch readers off guard and galvanize their interests. A page turning thriller.

About the Author

            J. M. Hilz is a retired surgeon, board certified in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.

            He is the author of several short stories and the novel Beyond Expectancy.