The Eighth Plague: A Political Thriller

by Kyle C. Fitzharris

"Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Terry Riley can't seem to catch a break. As a senior political reporter for the Washington Post, he's received death threats and taken on his share of scumbags, but this day trumps it all.He's been skewered by corrupt DC politician Senator Daniel Pritchard, served a court summons by his ex-wife, and after a vicious beating, fears there may be a contract out on his head. Yep, a great day.

Things are about to get worse. Riley decides to cover the first International Summit on the Environment in Mexico City. Despite still being a wanted man in Mexico, he burns to uncover the deceit surrounding Pritchard and heads south of the border. But when he arrives, he learns that thousands of Chiapas rebel villagers in the Mexican Badlands are being wiped out by a sadistic general and a mysterious epidemic, and he’s landed smack in the middle of it all.

Forced to align himself with a rebel leader and a beautiful nurse to stay alive and to get his story, Riley is thrust into a web of political corruption, illegal drugs, and genocide. But this isn't new territory for jaded and cynical Riley, and he's about to get the story of his career...if he lives that long."

300 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

KYLE C. FITZHARRIS is an American novelist, screenwriter, and the best-selling author of political thrillers: The Eighth Plague, The New Americans, Skip Shot, among others. Fitzharris worked intelligence under Non-Official Cover (NOC) in Central America and Mexico and at one point led a task force of eight federal agencies. His efforts helped indict international conspirators responsible for drug smuggling, money laundering, murder-for-hire, and terrorist funding.


In 2012, Fitzharris was handpicked by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta and nominated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as the Department of Defense to the prestigious JCOC & DOCA. At the Pentagon, Fitzharris was assigned liaisons, briefed, and then flown by C-17 to Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Homeland Security, and ICE bases up and down the Eastern Seaboard. He was honored further by being tasked with the mission of bringing greater attention to Wounded Warriors, as well as creating awareness of the struggles and needs of the families of deployed and post-deployed men and women of the U.S. Armed Services. His upcoming thriller, Scorched, centers on a Wounded Warrior amputee fighting the effects of PTSD while racing to stop cyber terrorists bent on starting World War III. Fitzharris resides in Southern California.

Reviews

[Gene · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun ride, Kyle - would make a good movie!

[Bigreader48 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best thriller I've read in years!

[Tim Murphy · Rating 1 out of 5]

One word=Great Expectations or Match.com.
LMFAO