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Quatrain

In 1557, the sixteenth century oracle Nostradamus published his opus entitled Les Propheties, a collection of four-line, rhyming verses called "quatrains." The initial collection was supposed to have ten "centuries," or a total of one thousand prophecies in all. However, only 942 have survived... until now. John Morse was once a happy UCLA Anthropology Professor with a gorgeous Latino wife and two quirky children. However, his optimism died on 9/11 when his wife's plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Now cynical and aloof, he spends his days debunking the mystical world. When he is summoned to France to investigate a startling new discovery about Nostradamus, he is skeptical. But something about Father Du Bois' invitation intrigues him. Taking along his long-haired, gangsta rapping, skateboard-riding teenage son Zach and his guitar-toting, forever-bored teenage daughter Zoey, he uncovers the lost vault of Nostradamus, which contains clues to the missing 58 prophecies. As he embarks on a cross-country European treasure hunt with his teenagers, he is pursued by assassins at every turn. When Morse unravels the final clues in Verona, Italy, he learns that the 58 verses contain not only successful predictions of past events, but also prophecies of what lies in the weeks ahead. The prophecies are chilling--a massive terrorist attack on the United States, followed by a nuclear war. Meanwhile, a team of Islamic fundamentalists known as the Abisali, or Warriors of the Faith, have engaged in a multi-staged attack on America. Their first attack was the bombing of a Cincinnati elementary school. Then they attempted to assassinate the President. Their final attack will be a land and air assault on the Superbowl. Can John Morse use the last prophecies of Nostradamus to stop the terrorist attacks? And will anyone believe him? Quatrain is a fiction thriller from St. Louis author and trial lawyer John meddler. It is also available as an eBook. Quatrain 2011 by John Medler All rights reserved.