The Phoenix Protocol

by Leonard Walker

Tortured by the loss of his beloved wife, Geneticist Ethan Clark perfects the technology to clone humans from degraded DNA. He plans to summon history’s giants back from the grave, but he needs comatose women to incubate his creations. Worlds away, Kyle McKenzie, an Army chopper pilot home from the war, sees his promise of a happy life shatter on a rainy Florida highway when an accident leaves his wife in a deep coma. Kyle, languishing in despair, questions his own existence at the bedside of the dying woman who shares his soul. When Kyle’s wife vanishes, the distraught soldier embarks on a quest to find her… and soon uncovers Clark’s malevolent plan. During his harrowing pursuit, Kyle faces the ruthless mercenary Clark employs to abduct the sleeping victims who carry the seeds of Project Phoenix. It is then that he discovers a far more sinister aspect to Clark’s experiment—a special child among Clark’s brood who holds an unfathomable secret in his tiny hands. With only minutes to spare before Clark seals their fate, Kyle’s mission evolves into a choice between the woman he loves and the ominous fulfillment of an ancient prophecy.

320 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2016

About the author

Leonard Walker is a retired police officer now working as a technical writer and legal consultant in Montgomery, Alabama. He is a product of the rustic South whose roots are replete with storytellers and rural folklore. He was exceptionally close to his paternal grandmother who spent countless hours weaving her profound wisdom and life lessons into the fabric of her stories and renditions of a family history as old as Alabama itself.

He attended the University of Alabama as well as Auburn University where he earned a degree in Journalism.

He spends his free time writing short stories and poetry, some of which is featured on his Facebook literary page.