The Destruction Committee

The Destruction Committee

<b> The time of crisis is now… </b><br /><br />With a popular, re-elected President now dying in hospital, it seems inevitable that the Vice President, Carlyn Foreman, will take office.<br /><br />Yet Foreman is both unelected and unpopular. <br /><br />Some say he and his cronies are almost communist – Russian sympathisers, perhaps? <br /><br />Almost everybody around him believes him to be a repellent human being and fundamentally unfit for office.<br /><br />But can Foreman be stopped and should he be stopped?<br /><br />In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, few Americans have an appetite for conflict, but there is an exception: The Destruction Committee.<br /><br />Forged in the theatre of war, the Destruction Committee comprises top-grade soldiers, men who know how to kill quickly, efficiently, ruthlessly and without being caught. <br /><br />Operating well outside the law, the Destruction Committee nonetheless declares itself dedicated to the greater good and minimal damage.<br /><br />When it comes to those it deems a threat to society, however, The Destruction Committee kills without mercy.<br /><br />And The Destruction Committee believes that Carlyn Foreman is a threat.<br /><br /><em> The Destruction Committee </em> is a classic thriller that touches upon the nature of American politics, the psychological effects of war and death, and the allocation of political power. <br /><br /><h2> Praise for William J. Coughlin </h2><br /><br /><b> ‘Good storytelling … jackhammer drive … the climax is gripping.’ — <em> Detroit News </em><br /><br />‘Satisfying and right on target … Among Coughlin’s best.’— <em> Detroit News </em> <br /><br />‘Coughlin keeps you burning the midnight oil to the very end.’ — <em> Kirkus Reviews </em><br /><br />‘First-rate entertainment.’ — <em> Booklist </em> </b><br /><br /><b> William J. Coughlin </b> has combined a career as a United States administrative judge in Detroit with that of a best-selling novelist. His four previous highly acclaimed and successful novels are <em>The Twelve Apostles, His Father’s Daughter, In the Presence of Enemies </em> and <em> Shadow of a Doubt </em>.<br />