Time Of Fear

Swifter, Higher, Stronger" are the bright and shining words that open the Olympic competitions every four years. In 2012, those words were proclaimed in London, a city of hope, history, tradition, and tolerance. But there is a darker side of London, a side where suspicion stains casual conversations, fear stalks tourist-crowded streets, and violence can erupt anywhere at any time. This is the world that Hanna Stewart entered when she agreed to write a biography of Malcolm Turnbull, one of Britain's most hated citizens. Malcolm Turnbull is hated by the religious and ethnic populations of London, not because he is a world-renown biologist. He is hated because his atheistic world view blames all religions everywhere for the suppression and the domination of women that occurs in all corners of the globe. Hanna Stewart herself, however, is also a controversial figure. Her bestselling biography, WOMAN IN CHAINS, has also stirred up trouble in the very large and active ethnic community that is scattered throughout London. It is a community that is already condemning female Olympic athletes for their scandalous, skin-revealing clothing and for their ungodly behavior during the sporting events. When Hanna arrives in London, the haters have an additional target. Caught up in this mixture of celebration and damnation, Hanna Stewart soon realizes she is being stalked and harrassed by a person or persons unknown. Phone calls in the middle of the night. A threatening note. A follower down dark alleys. Someone even tries to run over Hanna when she tries to cross the street! And through it all, dark brooding eyes-burning with hatred-follow her everywhere. As the 2012 Summer Olympics draws to a close, and her own personal struggle races toward its climax, Hanna must face her unknown enemy alone one more time. Not in a dark alley this time, not on a bustling London street, but in a tiny cable car suspended 300 feet above the night-darkened Thames River. It is her