Deathless

by P.H. Figur

DEATHLESS is a psychological thriller about Alex Hansen, a self-made millionaire whose son Robert goes missing while on a class trip to Norway. Local investigators in Oslo and dignitaries from the U.S. Embassy dragged their feet and show no sense of urgency to find Robert or his classmates.

Alex flew from his home in New York to Norway to find out what happened. He discovered ignored witnesses, planted evidence, and withheld information. There was no explanation as to why. That’s because high level officials were paid to ignore what was happening and told just to look the other way.

It turned out that all of the kids were kidnapped by the Norwegian Sovereignty Crusade, a local terrorist organization. The NSC brainwashed the kids, gave them hidden alter egos, and assigned them to separate missions with one common goal…to return to their homeland to kill.

Three years after being kidnapped, Robert suddenly returned home, but he had no recollection of what happened to him. At first, he seemed normal and slowly returned to his old self, but over time there were signs something was wrong. Robert was a walking timebomb, waiting for his mission to commence.

When Alex found out about the NSC, it was too late. Robert had already started preparation for his deadly mission. Alex tracked down his son and tried to stop him. But Robert was non-responsive and committed to kill. Innocent people were about to lose their lives. Alex had no choice and pulled out a gun. He aimed it at his son. At the moment of truth, Alex faced a question no parent should ever have to ask or answer, “Can...I...kill...my...son?” Alex had a split-second to decide if he should pull the trigger and a lifetime to think about it.

263 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2021

About the author

P. H. Figur grew up in Massapequa, a small New York town located on Long Island in the southeast corner of Nassau County. After graduating from C.W. Post College, he spent the next 30+ years working in the accounting/auditing field for three multi-national companies.

IN 2013, Peter started writing a daily journal recapping daily events, capturing his thoughts, and documenting his opinions. That morphed into writing short stories about his travels around the world and his passion for music and sports. He even wrote a hockey blog one year covering his beloved New York Islanders and their final season in the Nassau Coliseum. But the more Peter wrote the more it drove him towards an even more significant project, to start writing his autobiography entitled "Life Sentence", which is still a work in progress. "The New America" and "The Divinity Complex" represented Peter's first two novels.

After so many years, Peter finally found his passion. Some would say it's a shame to find your passion so late in life. But if you asked Peter, he would tell you that wasn't true. "You can't look at life that way. It's always better to find your passion late in life, then never finding your passion at all."

Reviews

[George F Greenwald · Rating 1 out of 5]

Starts with a fairly plausible plot and then dies in the details. The author created some new brain technology to use in this book. He created a method of brain manipulation never conceived before wherein the character has control of which part of his own brain is in control. No! Not in this universe. Since this little trick takes front stage in the book, it just destroyed any concept that might have made this story readable.

Not my idea of a good novel.

[paulette sarelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weird thriller

This story kept you on your toes until the end. Lots of drama and suspense. Loved the whole brain washing theme. Glad that Robert was able to get back to a normal life.