The Firestorm Election

by Patrick Yearly

In this short novel, a shocking and unprecedented national crisis has erupted just one week before Americans head to the polls. The incumbent Democratic president has been assassinated by an Iranian national. Although there is no evidence, the government of Iran is quickly accused in the media as the mastermind behind the shooting as an act of retaliation for the severe economic sanctions imposed by the United States. Another stunning setback occurs when the vice-president is felled by a fatal heart attack just hours after taking the oath. Enter the Republican Speaker of the House who becomes the third president in less than a day as the reins of power shift to the GOP. The election must be postponed while the Democrats select a new ticket. Sensing weakness in the caretaker US government, Iran threatens that sanctions must be revoked within days or they will launch an attack in the Persian Gulf to shut down the supply of oil. The world nervously awaits the outcome.

108 pages, ebook

First published August 19, 2012

About the author

Patrick's latest book is a Christmas short story narrated by the family bulldog who gets caught up in the dysfunction of the holiday season.

In the summer of 2012 he released "The Firestorm Election", a short novel to coincide with the 2012 presidential campaign.

His other work includes a four-part series, "They Were Giants", to commemorate the unheralded accomplishments of people around the globe who did not seek the limelight, but made the world a better place.

He also served as editor for his father's World War II diary,"My Life as a Sailor", which details his service in the Navy while at the scene of the D-Day invasion and other key events during the war.

Reviews

[Mikael Carlson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book but just couldn't. The long paragraphs and longer monologues struggled to keep my attention while the small amount of dialogue that existed in the book had none of the tension needed to make a compelling or believable story considering the stakes of the story. Ultimately, this is a lost opportunity. With good book editing, the premise of this story could have made for an excellent thriller. Unfortunately, the lack of polish, poor structure and wholesale lack of any action or tension relegates this to a one-star work at best.