cover image The Potential

The Potential

David A. Davies. Book Publishers Network, $16.95 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-940598-21-5

Davies brings his decades of experience as a security consultant to this fast-paced thriller set in 1995. British soldier Chris Morehouse, who has finished his tour of duty, chooses to stay in Germany, where he now works as a motor pool driver for the U.S. embassy in Bonn. When three kidnappers target the armored Cadillac in which America’s ambassador to Germany, Winston Heymann, is a passenger, Chris springs into action, killing two of the bad guys and rescuing the diplomat. U.S. senator Robert Corbin, who has presidential ambitions, is behind the attack. As president, Corbin would be able to punish the Japanese, who killed his father during the Bataan Death March in 1942, by restricting imports to the U.S. Corbin’s complex machinations require neutralizing Heymann. Readers who can overlook some awkward prose (“It would have been a fatal and instant death”) will enjoy the twisty ride to a feel-good finish that promises further adventures for Chris. [em](BookLife) [/em]