Terrorists are alive and well, busy with their sabotage of the United States, the country they expect to take over for themselves. A target city has been selected. A plan is in place. They are certain they can far surpass what happened to the twin towers in New York City on 9/11. Meanwhile one of the oldest nuclear power plants in the US has a major radiation leak. The power plant company does not want to reveal the severity of the accident. A cover-up is devised which shuts the plant down, but the inspectors, headed by John Rockford, are not to arrive for two weeks. The news has been reporting that nothing major has happened. The cover-up begins as the inspectors are ordered to take two-week vacation before arriving at the damaged nuclear plant. Four of these young scientists decide to use their vacation time to take a road trip down Route 66, heading toward a location outside of Chicago proper. In route, they discover it is now a well-traveled road, with much to offer. They make stops along the way, sitting upon the world's largest rocking chair, visiting with armadillos, and generally amusing themselves as they get to know each other. Valeria and Travis are in the back seat of John's SUV. Aadhil is up front by John. Bear- Lee-a-Dog sits wherever he can. Tressa, the fifth nuclear scientist, a gorgeous tall blond who lives in Northern California, decides to take a more direct approach, and travels a different route. She stops along the way and meets up with a variety of people, some who seem to be planning foreboding things. Everyone meets in Chicago before their vacations are at an end, and spend time sightseeing there. After playing, they catch up on the news being reported about the radiation leak. Suspicions arise and begin to be discussed among them that these news stories are false. They decide to end their vacation early and go to the plant. The aged Morristown Nuclear Power Plant is the same type of plant as the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan; it, too, had a boiling water reactor. While they tour the plant, they discover the plant is fraught with malfunctions and gross deterioration from an utter lack of proper maintenance. Some of the dangers can even be seen by the naked eye. Why has this occurred? It seems the money for the plant has not been well-spent or not spent on maintenance at all. The group realizes their own safety is on the line in this catastrophe-in-the-making. The sooner they are done with their inspection, and have given their recommendations in writing, the faster they can leave the area. They feel the vacation was a ruse, and begin to work long shifts, continuing to find an alarming number of issues at hand, most of which could not be ignored any longer. It does not matter what the owner, Pancorp, or Erich, the Plant Manager think. Life becomes very interesting and eventful, fraught with disaster as everyone struggles for the outcome each desires. Also, it seems there might be a traitor among them. Theirs is a saga of cover-ups, intrigue, espionage, sabotage and terrorism; theirs is the future of what will happen should terrorists attack a Nuclear Reactor Power Plant, and how individuals are torn asunder and pulled back together.
About the Author: About Barbara Billig: This novel comes after several other books Barbara has written. Currently updated and in print is her first novel, "The Nuclear Catastrophe," which was written before the Fukushima nuclear disaster. It portrays what could happen...and eventually...did when an earthquake occurred damaging a nuclear plant. Set in Southern California this story is told from the viewpoint of the local residents of a small town. They all have choices to make when they are caught in in the terror and confusion after a nuclear explosion - choices that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Several years later she wrote a sequel called, " #Betrayal", which follows up on the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Betrayals are portrayed within the highest levels of government officials and the simple level of friends betraying friends. Japan is trying hide what has really happened and the subsequent danger to the world. Their mafia, the Yakuza, is making demands as they invested the money to build the forty plus nuclear plants now shuttered after the disaster. And the U.S. is involved, trying to give aid, trying to protect its citizens. Again, the diverse characters representing these different groups are woven together into a story of intrigue, highlighted by greed, lies, murder, and power struggles. The books are available through Amazon.com. For more information visit http: //www.barbarabillig.com/ About Michelle McKeeth: I am a avid reader who trips over errors, especially the obvious ones. I have an extensive background in proofreading and editing, both in the capacity as a Print Buyer for a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna, in the Mental Health Industry, and as an English student. I received my degree in English at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. I spent seven years as a Print Buyer, editing anything from internal stationary to 50 page benefits brochures for Fortune 500 companies. I also created many internal forms for our Case Workers use, with an eye to the legalities of statements made by our company. More recently, I edited Barbara Billig's book, "#Betrayal", a nuclear fiction novel of survival. My next book will be about the New Madrid fault and how a nuclear meltdown brought about the worst earthquake in history! Thank you, and have a wonderful day. http: //michellemckeeth.wordpress.com/ Email us at: BarbaraandMichelle@gmail.com