Heir to the Throne

by Chris Berhalter

Fred Downey is a powerful and well-liked United States Senator who is considering running for President. With his loving wife and children by his side, he is thought by many to already have it won. The son of middle-class parents, he is about to fulfill the American Dream. However just prior to making this decision, his beloved mother passes away. In dealing with the loss, he was in no way prepared for nor could he have imagined what he would find. Millions of dollars in his mother’s accounts that he never knew existed. Upon further searching, he is amazed to find even more accounts and vast amounts of treasure. More accounts that he never knew about even though they are listed in his and his late father’s name. In a desperate search for answers on how his father obtained this fortune, his efforts are rewarded. Yet in his blind search for the truth, he finds answers that are beyond belief. Everything he knew about his father was wrong. History itself was wrong. These answers also have the power to destroy his political career and they put him and his family’s lives in danger. Armed with this horrific information and now being threatened and pursued by those who know these secrets, he must make a fateful decision. Should he expose it all and destroy his future and his family’s? Should he keep it quiet and just give the money to those making the threats, even though it will fund their evil plans? Or is there another way? The man who has never failed to do the right thing, regardless of the consequences, now faces his greatest test.

172 pages, Paperback

First published June 8, 2010