The Panama Club (Hardcover)

~ Louis Joseph Barbier (Author)

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At high noon on December 31st, 1999, the American flag was brought down for the last time from the flagpole located in front of the headquarters building at Howard Air Force Base. The twenty-fourth tactical wing, "Los Professionales" as their Latino friends had known them, had left without any fanfare or ceremony. They had served America's interests well by providing the United States Southern Command with the option, if necessary, to employ decisive air power in and around Latin America. When Jack Mahoney is consulted as to what posed the greatest threat to the Canal Zone, he replied without hesitation, "extraterrestrials." While there was no concrete evidence as of yet, there were several accounts of these strange beings, swirling lights in the sky, power surges, and loss of time. Will these extraterrestrials turn out to be friendly, or will they pose a threat to the Canal Zone that cannot be overcome? Friend or foe? When several of the alien life forms are found dead, Dr. Georgia Browne Mahoney, forensic scientist, hopes to uncover the answer before it's too late.

About the Author

Louis Joseph Barbier, author of Vantage Press books A Night in the Tropics and Tiddlywinks, grew up in the Panama Canal Zone where he attended Cocoli Grade School, Balboa High School, and Canal Zone Junior College. He served in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1964 and graduated from Louisiana State University in 1967. His short stories have won several writing awards and his poetry has been published by the International Society of Poets. Mr. Barbier is retired and lives in Florida with his wife. He enjoys reading, writing, walking, and music.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Vantage Press Inc; 1st edition (December 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053315992X
• ISBN-13: 978-0533159925
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,873 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine read all the way through, June 9, 2009

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

What lies beyond the atmosphere? "The Panama Club" tells the story of the Canal Zone after the relinquishing of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama. Jock Mahoney has been lead to believe that extraterrestrial beings are visiting the canal zone and wreaking havoc with its citizens. Will the first face to face encounter bring peace, disaster, or something else entirely? A unique exploration of science fiction with some fresh ideas, "The Panama Club" is a fine read all the way through.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Panama Club Review, January 27, 2009

By	Louis J. Barbier "The Cocoli Kid" (Largo, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The Panama Club takes place in a lost paradise called Panama. The events some say really happened but nobody is talking...

This story involves around many interesting characters. Some may live in your neighborhood. Some may even live next door! The Panama Club provides a forum for the discussion of strange unexplained events in the night sky over Panama. Some say we are not alone! Now the big question is whether or not the events described in the book really happened? Well, I for one who have read the book will not say. Mum's the word and I am not telling! I invite you to check it out and you be the judge...enjoy the story. Will you be able to sleep after you have reached the last page of this account? Well, that is up to you.

Again did the events described in this story really happen? That is the big question! At least some people who where part of this strange phenomena say yes! I have talked to them. So let me leave you with this question: Did extraterrestrials visit Panama?

Again this observer remains Mum on the subject...