Trojan Hearse

by Charles Vella

This is an alternate cover edition for 9781492265306

We're from the government and we're here to help.

When Kenny Hangleider is caught in an attack on the AmericanEmbassy, super spy J. Madison Bilby leaps into action. But can Bilby act in time to save the grandson of Tommy, founder and spiritual leader of Tommy'sGridiron Gospel Mission, Bible College and Christian Theme Park (tour buses welcome)? And will Andy Anderson, the president's newly appointed Tsar Tsar,over come his personal loss in time to manage the power struggle between Oskar Kisse and Otto Ruhle? There's only one way to find out.

If you worry about diabolical government plots then sit backand open Trojan Hearse. It's worse than you think. We have nothing to fear except the fact that these people are all crazy.

588 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

After a career in dysfunctional organizations of various types I've come to the conclusion that there aren't any other kinds. My first two books, Trojan Hearse and Poor Richard, are satires about what can happen when the vast power of government is handed to knuckleheads.

Now Boarding is a little different. It's about a young guy trying to get a foothold in the adult world and almost getting his head taken off in the process.

Only a few friends and family have read them so far but I'm going to be trying to get them a little more attention and we'll see what happens.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

"...we are with the government, and we are here to help."

Those are quite possibly the scariest words in the English language...

This book is fictional, I think. I hope so, anyway, though much of it seems to be, as the saying goes, "ripped from today's headlines."

Turns out, several of our government agencies have hatched a plot to foil the other plot of a terrorist who was once a used car salesman in the U.S.A., but who left something or someone behind when he departed. Hang onto your hats because heroes and villains are about to collide in a showdown at Tommy's Gridiron Gospel theme park. Fists and bullets will fly. Hallelujah!

"This border's tighter'n a gnat's ass. If there's one thing we can be sure about, it's that no terrorist is getting inside The United States of America."

Uh huh. I feel better already knowing these guys are on the case.

The pace here is fairly frenetic and seldom lets up. There is seemingly a cast of thousands, though many of them don't live long enough to worry about learning their names. The book is clever, well written and funny, and the author does a great job of deftly skewering both religion and politics. I wasn't sure exactly who to root for which makes the whole thing seem all the more plausible.

"Oskar wrote our new torture policy. The real one, not the one we released publicly."

I guess the big worry is that this book will seem just as timely five to ten years from now.

Gulp!

[William Stephens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crazy take on politics, terrorism and the world around us.

[Diana Petty-stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wild and crazy, a riot, so many quirky characters but a good read.

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

FTC Disclosure: I received this free from Goodreads hoping I would review it.