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Water Damage: A Tale of New Mexico, New York, and Dawning Terror in America
" On a spring day early in the 20th Century, the unthinkable occurs.
A horse-drawn wagon carrying a bomb loaded with dynamite and shrapnel explodes in front of the House of Morgan in New York. Dozens are killed, and hundreds are wounded. The Wall Street Explosion, as it came to be known, ensures that the corner of Broad and Wall will be associated with the dawn of organized terror in America. Although New York and the financial center of the world recover, U.S. foreign policy will never be the same.
Months earlier, New Mexico’s statehood was threatened by Article X of the Treaty of Mesilla—the Revert Document. The document, that allows Mexico to reassert its claim over the territory, created an international conspiracy. Spanish-American war hero Adobe Centori, who fought to secure New Mexico statehood, returns in this sequel to Statehood of Affairs . Centori seeks redemption for the woman he could not save in the Revert Document conspiracy, only to be drawn into a greater conspiracy—a secret war against America. After the Wall Street bombing, a series of attacks in New York raises the stakes for all involved, none of whom can deny the sense of a coming catastrophic terror attack.
From New Mexico to New York, a search for anarchists and state-sponsored spies ensues. Centori joins a team of federal agents and city police officers in a campaign to stop the attacks, one that is fraught with dangerous saboteurs. They must uncover an international plot tied to Germany’s ambitions in the coming Great War. "
A horse-drawn wagon carrying a bomb loaded with dynamite and shrapnel explodes in front of the House of Morgan in New York. Dozens are killed, and hundreds are wounded. The Wall Street Explosion, as it came to be known, ensures that the corner of Broad and Wall will be associated with the dawn of organized terror in America. Although New York and the financial center of the world recover, U.S. foreign policy will never be the same.
Months earlier, New Mexico’s statehood was threatened by Article X of the Treaty of Mesilla—the Revert Document. The document, that allows Mexico to reassert its claim over the territory, created an international conspiracy. Spanish-American war hero Adobe Centori, who fought to secure New Mexico statehood, returns in this sequel to Statehood of Affairs . Centori seeks redemption for the woman he could not save in the Revert Document conspiracy, only to be drawn into a greater conspiracy—a secret war against America. After the Wall Street bombing, a series of attacks in New York raises the stakes for all involved, none of whom can deny the sense of a coming catastrophic terror attack.
From New Mexico to New York, a search for anarchists and state-sponsored spies ensues. Centori joins a team of federal agents and city police officers in a campaign to stop the attacks, one that is fraught with dangerous saboteurs. They must uncover an international plot tied to Germany’s ambitions in the coming Great War. "
450 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 20, 2015
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About the author
Daniel R. Cillis
5 booksDr. Daniel R. Cillis is a professor at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY where he teaches behavioral science for business. He has taught at the University of New Mexico as an adjunct instructor and featured in Rio Rancho Magazine.
Dr. Cillis received his Ph.D. from New York University and has written and published academic articles on management behavior and leadership, including Intel, New Mexico: Organizational Stakeholder Issues.
He is a U.S. Army veteran and divides his time between New York and New Mexico. This is his first novel.
Dr. Cillis received his Ph.D. from New York University and has written and published academic articles on management behavior and leadership, including Intel, New Mexico: Organizational Stakeholder Issues.
He is a U.S. Army veteran and divides his time between New York and New Mexico. This is his first novel.
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