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The Butterfly & The Bull
0Paperback, 320 pages
Published October 20th 2011 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Description
A global financial crash causes the destabilisation of the American government and results in a coup by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Donnie McLennan, a Scotsman with an uncanny talent, is seeking his wife Ellie who has been abducted by agents of the state. In the process, he becomes involved in a cons......more
A global financial crash causes the destabilisation of the American government and results in a coup by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Donnie McLennan, a Scotsman with an uncanny talent, is seeking his wife Ellie who has been abducted by agents of the state. In the process, he becomes involved in a conspiracy to restore democracy to the land of the free. Donnie goes to work for the resistance movement, led by the charismatic Phaedrus. He becomes a fugitive with a laptop, a ghost in cyberspace harvesting valuable information. Constantly harried by the sociopathic Agent Farrell, he is forced to escape from DC. A gunfight on the Chesapeake, a storm-lashed transatlantic crossing, a run-in with ex IRA bounty-hunters, betrayal and kidnapping follow, forcing Donnie to come to terms with himself, those around him and the extraordinary challenges he has to face. Donnie puts together a team of unlikely heroes and returns to his adopted homeland. En route, he finds new ways of using his ancient skills and, in a series of violent and risky encounters, eventually faces his ultimate challenge.(less)
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About the author(Stuart Haddon)
Stuart was born and educated in Scotland. His first novel,
was written while walking his dog on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. After self-publishing in October 2011, he went on to write a sequel,
, which was self-published in 2014. He has also written several short storie......more
Stuart was born and educated in Scotland. His first novel,
was written while walking his dog on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. After self-publishing in October 2011, he went on to write a sequel,
, which was self-published in 2014. He has also written several short stories and a number of poems. He is presently working on his third novel.
Stuart loves to sail, spend time with his wife Juli and their family and go for walks with his dog, Heather.
He lives in Freeport, Maine. (less)