The Shadow Government [Paperback]

Ray Derby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2002

The Shadow Government is a spell-binding novel depicting a very true-to-life picture of what the future may hold as the world moves into the 21st Century. When Norm Shepard, an ex-Marine, is found shot in the back only minutes away from the nation's capital, this sets into motion an investigation that reveals a chilling discovery. The terrorists are already here-not only in Washington, D.C. but throughout the U.S., the plan is set, and the biological agent is on its way.Emergency meetings are called, but it becomes clear that the U.S. is totally unprepared for a crisis of this magnitude. As the enormity of the threat and its ramifications set in, President Robert Hardy assigns Ross Chambers, an intelligence officer, another mission-the closest guarded secret in Washington-the Bluelight Project.The President, without the knowledge or consent of Congress, has been secretly funding the construction of underground protective relocation facilities. Ross is racing against the clock and the very future of the country is at stake. Either the terrorists are apprehended before they can strike or the Bluelight Project must be fully operational before they do-or there may no longer be a United States of America.

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About the Author

Ray Derby spent 40 years providing information on chemical, biological, and radiological personal protection in the emergency management field as a Civil Defense Director, a Civilian Disaster Preparedness Officer for the U.S. Air Force, and as a Federal Emergency Coordinator. He provided CBR expertise and support to five U.S. presidents.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (July 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595234682
• ISBN-13: 978-0595234684
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,631,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and Scary as Hell, August 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shadow Government (Paperback)

As I read this novel, it got worse and worse until I thought it could not get any worse, and then it really got worse. A week later, I could still vividly remember the characters and could envision them in a motion picture. I could not put it down once I started reading. There has to be a lot of truism in this novel and very thought provoking.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars powerful thriller, November 23, 2003

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shadow Government (Paperback)

After an incident with US Senator McBride, Norm Shepard left the marines to become a railroad brakeman and fish in the Potomac. While heading to a spot to fish, he notices two other fishermen, but when he walks past them, they shoot him in the back. He manages to escape to the nearby road where Major General McKay gets him to a hospital.

McKay is concerned where this shooting occurred so he assigns long time civil servant Ross Chambers and his emergency management team to investigate. Evelyn Pace and Jim Woods interview Norm; they return to their superior Ross with grave concerns that the two wannabe killers were monitoring weather conditions, which could mean an NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) attack on the capital. While Norm is recalled to active duty, the response team begins activation of Project Bluelight, THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT project to keep the government operational during a crippling emergency. The ideal solution is that they must stop rogue terrorists from causing a pandemic incident of mass destruction.

Though terrorists employ clever deadly ruses as they value life less than radioactive waste, THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT highlights what is a major fear of many people: weapons of mass destruction (ask the President and his psychological advisors). The story line is a powerful thriller that looks at what a government can do to continue to lead even when calamity reaches biblical proportions. Though the small insets focusing on the terrorists seem more distracting than revealing, readers will feel they won the Triple Crown with Ray Derby's compelling tale of counterterrorism.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars got me in the first few pages, March 11, 2003

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J. Wyant (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shadow Government (Paperback)

The story was amazing and since it was before 9-11 it is even more amazing....some forethought.

A very good attention getter and holder.

I loved this book and would also like to see it as a movie.