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When aging New Mexico private eye Jack Vane is wrongfully charged with the murder of his much younger Native American wife, he escapes a vengeful police lieutenant but learns he is at the center of a sinister global conspiracy and hunted by dark forces in possession of a terrible secret-at risk in a dangerous race between onrushing doom and something malevolently irresistible.

Black Road 2012 is a science fiction techno thriller novel of 139,000 words, Book 1 of 4. It is structured around a lost relic, ancient knowledge, and rival shadow government conspiracies bent on world domination-all racing against a questionable yet ticking prophecy of Mayan doom. Hard-boiled detective! Jack Vane's personal choices and evolution become all-important, as he travels a horrific path that drags him from the lowest point of waste and despair to the most thrilling height of success and joy.

I'm familiar with deep secrets and conspiracies. I was a top-degreed member of the mysterious Masonic Brotherhood, and was also a top-level Philly private eye for over 30 years. I have a BA degree in English and have been writing from reality for a lifetime. I hold various certifications in detective work, self-defense, and have been courtroom-qualified as an trained, expert witness: my action scenes, plot, and dialogue are all written from direct experience.

Jeffrey A. Friedberg, Author
BLACK ROAD 2012

Also, for KINDLE:
Black Road 2012 (Empire Of The Gods! - The Gods Conspiracy)

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About the Author

Jeffrey A. Friedberg is a master of secrets; he's a 32nd Degree member of the mysterious Masonic Brotherhood--the 2nd highest degree possible--and he was also a private eye for 32 years. As a detective he worked in Philadelphia, PA; NJ, De, NY, and FL, employing up to 125 people. He specialized in: deep investigation, undercover, commercial fraud and theft, surveillance and mobile video, homicide,expert witness courtroom testimony, photography, crime of money laundering, assets, counterfeiting, nuclear plant personnel screening and public utilities protecti! on (DOD clearance), personal defense, and more. He was also an internet website guru, internet marketing guru, and an internet consultant at America On Line. Jeff has a BA in English and Psychology/Sociology and has been writing for a lifetime. He holds various certifications in martial arts and serious self defense. Jeff lives and writes from his mile-high hurricane shelter in the New Mexico desert, in the shadow of a dormant volcano (not extinct), in the USA, Earth, System Sol, Milky Way Galaxy.