In The Lion's Paw

Blurb

At the end of 2012 a chance astronomical discovery, a kidnapping and the threat of global nuclear war leads to a race against the clock. The unlikely coalition of three men, a Roman Catholic priest, an elderly professor of astronomy and a unassuming scientist do their best to bring reason to a world racked with fear and religious bigotry, stoked by the Internet and 24 hour global news coverage. Against this backdrop, a Chicago cop hunts the abductors of a small child on Christmas Eve. Will the kidnappers prevail? Will the politicians see sense and avert a global catastrophe? In The Lion's Paw takes the reader on a breathless race against time and through different time zones around the...At the end of 2012 a chance astronomical discovery, a kidnapping and the threat of global nuclear war leads to a race against the clock. The unlikely coalition of three men, a Roman Catholic priest, an elderly professor of astronomy and a unassuming scientist do their best to bring reason to a world racked with fear and religious bigotry, stoked by the Internet and 24 hour global news coverage. Against this backdrop, a Chicago cop hunts the abductors of a small child on Christmas Eve. Will the kidnappers prevail? Will the politicians see sense and avert a global catastrophe? In The Lion's Paw takes the reader on a breathless race against time and through different time zones around the world. The countdown to midnight on the 31st December 2012 leaves nerves jangling as the clock ticks down to destruction on a global and personal scale. Are you brave enough to face the future? (more)