Grand Traverse
Paul Carter, his family forced from their home by a toxic chemical spill, becomes an environmental activist. After winning a class-action suit against the chemical company responsible, he establishes a rural commune-style community. When his wife contracts breast cancer, his hopes and dreams rest on the destiny of his daughter, Jamie.
Jamie Carter, whose life has been irrevocably affected by the toxic chemical spill, is obsessed with the environment. Friends, including a Chernobyl survivor, encourage her to enter political life. Her ideas gain worldwide attention, catapulting her into a limelight that proves to be a double-edged sword.
Heather West has the compulsion needed for success in a politically divided, media-driven society. After a lawsuit that destroys her family, she uses her good looks and sex appeal to enter the world of television. But it's more than fame she craves. It's revenge.
"In his thrilling new novel, Michael Beres takes us into a future racked by environmental disaster. From the devastation he spins an exciting and very human tale of intrigue, revenge, and, ultimately, hope for our future."
~ Carl Pope, Executive Director Sierra Club
"Two women, damaged in different ways by enviromental crimes ~ one is embittered, one enobled. Their lives and ultimate collision form a sweeping tale of our fragile world and its challenges."
~ Barbara D'Amato, Author of DEATH OF A THOUSAND CUTS (Forge)
"There is no question on what side of the environment argument Mr. Beres is on as his twenty-first century looks as if mankind is one stpe away from extinction yet a thousand points of light still shine with hope to save the world."
~ The Midwest Book Review
Medallion Press ISBN#1-932815-34-1
Copyright 2009 Michael Beres
Jamie Carter, whose life has been irrevocably affected by the toxic chemical spill, is obsessed with the environment. Friends, including a Chernobyl survivor, encourage her to enter political life. Her ideas gain worldwide attention, catapulting her into a limelight that proves to be a double-edged sword.
Heather West has the compulsion needed for success in a politically divided, media-driven society. After a lawsuit that destroys her family, she uses her good looks and sex appeal to enter the world of television. But it's more than fame she craves. It's revenge.
"In his thrilling new novel, Michael Beres takes us into a future racked by environmental disaster. From the devastation he spins an exciting and very human tale of intrigue, revenge, and, ultimately, hope for our future."
~ Carl Pope, Executive Director Sierra Club
"Two women, damaged in different ways by enviromental crimes ~ one is embittered, one enobled. Their lives and ultimate collision form a sweeping tale of our fragile world and its challenges."
~ Barbara D'Amato, Author of DEATH OF A THOUSAND CUTS (Forge)
"There is no question on what side of the environment argument Mr. Beres is on as his twenty-first century looks as if mankind is one stpe away from extinction yet a thousand points of light still shine with hope to save the world."
~ The Midwest Book Review
Medallion Press ISBN#1-932815-34-1
Copyright 2009 Michael Beres