Midnight Comes at Noon

by Daniel Easterman

Daniel Easterman crosses boundaries never before visited with this awesome novel of politics, fundamentalism and kidnapping. In an idyllic Northumberland village, the locals prepare for the Harvest Festival as they and their ancestors have done for generations. They are ordinary men, women and children, as good and as bad, as subject to joy and misery, as any in the land. By the end of that day, all will be dead. Then new inhabitants arrive… And begin to prepare for events which will rock nations. At a nearby air force base, the top brass awaits the arrival of the new President of the United Jewish, liberal, incorruptible, Joel Waterstone stands against the forces of fundamentalism and political extremism, at home and abroad. At a huge cost in human life, Waterstone is kidnapped and spirited away. An international hunt begins that takes one brave man and his friends to the heart of human darkness, from the treacherous streets of Washington to the dying wastes of a land tearing itself apart. Twisted motives weave an even more twisted plot, with a denouement played out in a city of the dead, where darkness is never ending, and midnight comes at noon.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller

Paperback

First published May 7, 2002

About the author

A pseudonym used by Denis M. MacEoin (aka Jonathan Aycliffe).

Reviews

[Ruby]

I like the unpredictability of each turn of events, which makes the plot more realistic.

[RickyB · Rating 3 out of 5]

warning: SPOILERS

This would be a four-star book if it weren't for the bullshit love scenes. Why do writers think there readers want romance in a story like this? Easterman has his male protagonist declaring love to a woman he just met, only weeks after his wife was murdered, and the love interest sappily declares the same. All this in the middle of an international conspiracy and the protagonist trying to find his kidnapped daughter. What a crock!! The story was going really well until then. Apart from that rubbish, this is a a great read.