Synopsis of KNIGHTHAWKE
KNIGHTHAWKE is a blend of action, adventure, mystery, humor, history, romance and science fiction. The time period is 1952 - 1975. KNIGHTHAWKE is the first in a series of books that will bring the story into current times.
KNIGHTHAWKE is the Special Ops code name for Michael Walker, a reluctant hero who only wants to live a normal life. He grew up believing that he was the son of Jake and Lisa Webber, abandoned as a baby in the back seat of a car when Lisa was killed during a bank robbery. In reality they had abducted him from his parents and twin sister Michelle, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His journey leads him into the Air Force when he leaves his foster home in the South. In California he locates someone who had once known Jake and Lisa. He learns that Lisa was unable to have children.
Feeling confused and frustrated he returns to his home base in New Mexico where an accident, involving a NASA satellite nearly takes his life. The satellite contains an alien organism which makes its way into his bloodstream. This causes him to heal rapidly and enhances his natural abilities. Thus Michael’s life is changed and KNIGHTHAWKE is born.
The Pentagon classifies him as top secret. Michael feels out of control of his own life. Scientists want to study him. The military wants to use him as a secret weapon in the Vietnam and Cold Wars. The Soviets want his blood. Michael just wants to learn his true identity, while his family is frustrated in their efforts to find him.
The final chapter ends in a cliffhanger that will leave the readers mouth watering for the sequel. The characters have been written in such a way that the reader will experience their joys and sorrows, successes and failures. Lisa Webber is portrayed as a victim, more than a villain. At her death the reader will feel sympathy even though her crimes are unforgivable. That is an example of the paradoxes that weave their way through the entire book. Michael is neither a super hero nor a super soldier. He is an ordinary guy who deal’s with extraordinary circumstances. His reaction to his newfound abilities is first denial, then regret, and finally acceptance. Through the trials, tribulations, and joys of his journey of self discovery he remains a humble man.
The book is full of coincidence and close calls. The police almost catch Jake; the Walker family almost finds Michael. Seemingly insignificant details turn up later in the story. The reader will often say, “I didn’t see that coming.” KNIGHTHAWKE is a story that will keep readers spellbound from beginning to end!
