The Lightning File (Josh Radley Suspense novels)

Terrorist target America from Canadian soil in this Word Guild award-winning suspense novel.

In the Lightning File, a reporter investigating drug busts east of Toronto discovers a terrorist cell group targeting US interests from Canadian soil. The identity of the targets and who is responsible to initiate the attacks is contained in an Arabic File, the Lightning File. Unfortunately, just when Josh needs to concentrate on breaking the mysterious file, his marriage crashes, his job is threatened, and he’s attracted by the allure of a beautiful Pakistani psychiatrist.

Drugs & terrorism: Investigations in the rolling countryside east of Toronto lead journalist Josh Radley to a consortium of companies laundering drug money to finance a devastating blow against American interests.

Relational turmoil: Just when Josh needs to concentrate on cracking the mysterious file that lists the terrorists’ targets, his marriage crashes. Angry and alone, Josh finds beautiful Pakistani psychiatrist, Nadia Khan, hard to resist. An internal struggle between his childhood faith and his adult skepticism adds to his turmoil.

Readers and reviewers enthuse: pulse-racing thriller – pages turn themselves – couldn’t put it down – realistic characters – book is terrific.