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The Xerces Factor
Author Charles Arrington was taken off sedation and told about the explosion. He instinctively knew the motive for the attack. It didn't make sense, but it was the book, the damn book.
The first draft of The Thieves in the Pentagon...Corruption that Threatens Our National Security was far from complete. Arrington had no proof, just unsubstantiated rumors and conjecture...a lot of unconnected dots. He planned to abandon the project...then the bomb killed his wife and maimed him for life.
The Xerces anti-missile system was the country's most powerful deterrent in an increasingly hostile world. However, the President had his own radical plans for the system's deployment. No one could be allowed to obstruct his naïve quest for world peace.
But the President and his loyal minions were not alone. Others had keen interest in Arrington's book...some to satiate their personal greed, others for far more sinister purposes.
The first draft of The Thieves in the Pentagon...Corruption that Threatens Our National Security was far from complete. Arrington had no proof, just unsubstantiated rumors and conjecture...a lot of unconnected dots. He planned to abandon the project...then the bomb killed his wife and maimed him for life.
The Xerces anti-missile system was the country's most powerful deterrent in an increasingly hostile world. However, the President had his own radical plans for the system's deployment. No one could be allowed to obstruct his naïve quest for world peace.
But the President and his loyal minions were not alone. Others had keen interest in Arrington's book...some to satiate their personal greed, others for far more sinister purposes.
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First published April 15, 2015
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About the author
Rodney Page
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A Georgia native, Rodney’s forty-plus year business career included a variety of senior management positions and consulting engagements in companies and industries ranging from startups to Fortune 50 firms.
A graduate of the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia, in 2005 Rodney authored Leading Your Business to the Next Level…the Six Core Disciplines of Sustained Profitable Growth, a hands-on guide for companies navigating the perils and pitfalls of a high growth environment.
An avid student of history and political junky, Rodney combined those interests with his lifelong desire to write a novel. His first, Powers Not Delegated, was published in 2012.
Rodney’s second novel, The Xerces Factor, launched in 2015. He meshes his knowledge of history and current events to pen a relevant and plausible tale of intrigue inside the Beltway.
Published in Spring 2016, Murcheson County, a sweeping saga of four families in antebellum Georgia, spans sixty years during our country’s most turbulent times.
The Fourth Partner, a murder mystery set on the Georgia coast, launched in September 2016.
The Indomitable Ms. Smythe, a suspense/action/thriller chronicling the exploits of a feisty and irreverent congresswoman and her brother, a CIA operative, launched in June 2017.
Lastly, Macon - the Novel, a dark story of murder and cover-up in the Deep South in the 60s, was published in July 2018.
Rodney's short stories are included in several anthologies.
Projects currently underway include: By the People, For the People, sequel to Powers Not Delegated and several other novels in varying stages of development.
Rodney lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. His passions include hiking, woodworking, history, R&B guitar and bass guitar, and, of course, University of Georgia football.
A Georgia native, Rodney’s forty-plus year business career included a variety of senior management positions and consulting engagements in companies and industries ranging from startups to Fortune 50 firms.
A graduate of the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia, in 2005 Rodney authored Leading Your Business to the Next Level…the Six Core Disciplines of Sustained Profitable Growth, a hands-on guide for companies navigating the perils and pitfalls of a high growth environment.
An avid student of history and political junky, Rodney combined those interests with his lifelong desire to write a novel. His first, Powers Not Delegated, was published in 2012.
Rodney’s second novel, The Xerces Factor, launched in 2015. He meshes his knowledge of history and current events to pen a relevant and plausible tale of intrigue inside the Beltway.
Published in Spring 2016, Murcheson County, a sweeping saga of four families in antebellum Georgia, spans sixty years during our country’s most turbulent times.
The Fourth Partner, a murder mystery set on the Georgia coast, launched in September 2016.
The Indomitable Ms. Smythe, a suspense/action/thriller chronicling the exploits of a feisty and irreverent congresswoman and her brother, a CIA operative, launched in June 2017.
Lastly, Macon - the Novel, a dark story of murder and cover-up in the Deep South in the 60s, was published in July 2018.
Rodney's short stories are included in several anthologies.
Projects currently underway include: By the People, For the People, sequel to Powers Not Delegated and several other novels in varying stages of development.
Rodney lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. His passions include hiking, woodworking, history, R&B guitar and bass guitar, and, of course, University of Georgia football.
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May 6, 2015
Rodney Page’s The Xerces Factor starts fast, reads fast, and finishes fast. It is the quickest, most gripping, and best-written 63,582 words that will be published this year. A must read.
After surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife, Charles Arrington undertakes to find his would be assassin, and in the process, finds himself unwittingly involved in the mix of concentric plots, competing conspiracies, and the general morass that is Washington Politics.
Page’s writing style is similar to that of the late Tom Clancy - only nippier. He deftly fleshes out characters, delivers a strong plot, and keeps the reader guessing.
They say there’s “No smoke, without fire.” The Xerces Factor is the smoke to D.C.’s fire. The genius of this book is how readily it can be related it to today’s news headlines. Is this fiction, or fact with only the names having been changed?
After surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife, Charles Arrington undertakes to find his would be assassin, and in the process, finds himself unwittingly involved in the mix of concentric plots, competing conspiracies, and the general morass that is Washington Politics.
Page’s writing style is similar to that of the late Tom Clancy - only nippier. He deftly fleshes out characters, delivers a strong plot, and keeps the reader guessing.
They say there’s “No smoke, without fire.” The Xerces Factor is the smoke to D.C.’s fire. The genius of this book is how readily it can be related it to today’s news headlines. Is this fiction, or fact with only the names having been changed?
May 5, 2015
Gripping and suspenseful, The Xerces Factor grabs you from the first page and doesn't let go. It's a tale of politics and greed for both money and power.
Arrington, a writer, survives an explosion that kills his wife but leaves him with haunting questions. He must have touched on something while writing his new book, but what? That question drives him and the people that surround him, but the quest for answers only produces more questions and puts all of their lives in danger.
Page has written a riveting tale, that keeps you guessing. The characters are fully fleshed out - you love some and detest others. All in all, a very enjoyable read!
Arrington, a writer, survives an explosion that kills his wife but leaves him with haunting questions. He must have touched on something while writing his new book, but what? That question drives him and the people that surround him, but the quest for answers only produces more questions and puts all of their lives in danger.
Page has written a riveting tale, that keeps you guessing. The characters are fully fleshed out - you love some and detest others. All in all, a very enjoyable read!
September 19, 2015
Great read
Fast moving and engrossing. I enjoyed every bit of it. Couldn't put it down. I would read it again in a minute.
Fast moving and engrossing. I enjoyed every bit of it. Couldn't put it down. I would read it again in a minute.
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