The Sixth Station
A Novel
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Publisher Description
Some say Demiel ben Yusef is the world's most dangerous terrorist, personally responsible for bombings and riots that have claimed the lives of thousands. Others insist he is a man of peace, a miracle worker, and possibly even the Son of God. His trial in New York City for crimes against humanity attracts scores of protestors, as well as media and religious leaders from around the world.
Cynical reporter Alessandra Russo heads to the UN hoping for a piece of the action, but soon becomes entangled in controversy and suspicion when ben Yusef singles her out for attention among all other reporters. As Alessandra begins digging into ben Yusef's past, she is already in more danger than she knows—and when she is falsely accused of murder during her investigation, she is forced to flee New York.
On the run from unknown enemies, Alessandra finds herself on the trail of a global conspiracy and a story that could shake the world to its foundations. Is Demiel ben Yusef the Second Coming or the Antichrist? The truth may lie in the secret history of the Holy Family, a group of Templars who defied the church, and a mysterious relic stained with the sacred blood of Christ Himself.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Multimedia journalist Stasi (Boomer Babes: A Woman's Guide to the New Middle Ages) tries her hand at a religious thriller with mixed results. New York City reporter Ali Russo is covering the U.N. tribunal of Demiel ben Yusef, "a known terrorist who was believed by most of the reasonable people on the planet, as well as the worldwide coalition of governments who'd hunted him and finally captured him, to be the one responsible for terrorist bombings around the world." On the other hand, some believe Yusef is "the second Son of God." When fate allows the heavily guarded Yusef to plant a kiss on a stunned Russo's lips outside the General Assembly building, she not only becomes the object of media frenzy but soon finds herself a murder suspect and the target of an international hunt. Unwillingly cast in the role of "the Chosen One," Russo remains more pawn than queen in Stasi's clumsy chess game. Still, the author deserves credit for an imaginative if far-fetched premise.
