ECO TOURISM

In the Anthropocene Era, the seas are rising and the weather becoming more extreme. The old ways of doing things are less viable. As the population grows and resources diminish, the old economic and political order creak under the pressure. The world is a darker, more uncertain place. But that doesn’t mean that people are averse to a nice vacation on the beach.Stan Teerwater has devoted his professional life to realizing his vision of a luxurious, eco-friendly and luxurious holiday—resorts guaranteed to be sunny, safe, and protected from the instability of both climate and governments. He’s built a series of massive floating islands and anchored them to the best beach destinations in the world. With luxury available at every price point, Teerwater’s Regal Resort properties are open soon and will be worth billions…or so says the prospectus.

 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL AUDIT SERVICES

Overlooking Lake Geneva, with a commanding view of its blue waters and the towering Alps beyond, is the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations in Europe. It is a place where diplomats from around the world gather to solve problems, from trade to telephones to global warming. Situated on an industrial estate, miles away from the Palais’ marble floors, the UN’s Office of Special Audit Services (OSAS) grinds away at its own mission: providing intelligence to UN leadership and identifying global threats before they materialize…and tools to ‘fix’ those that slip between the cracks.

 

DAVID REYNARD

Orphaned as a teenager, David Reynard joins the US Navy to fill a familial void. He finds a home in the elite SEAL teams and comrades who become brothers. But when an officer who believes more in rules than right forces him out, he's left with nothing but his sea chest and his training. Wallowing in uncertainty, he receives a mysterious letter that pulls him from his funk and propels him to Switzerland. There, in a house built into a hillside, he meets a grandfather he never knew he had and he's introduced to an entirely new world. When his grandfather dies, Reynard is left with more questions than answers…along with a hillside house and a closet full of old suits, each lined with periwinkle blue silk.

 

31 DAYS IN APRIL

Across the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Atlantic, Adriatic, and Indian oceans, Regal Resorts are opening to mostly rave reviews. Meanwhile, in Geneva, David Reynard is pouring over intelligence reports and occasionally making sense of them as an auditor at OSAS. But, when a series of terrorist attacks strike the resorts, Regal Resorts founder Stan Teerwater and the rest of the world are shocked and horrified. The CIA, MI-6, FSB et al scramble to find—and stop—the attackers from taking more innocent lives. Only Reynard and his OSAS colleagues notice that something is amiss with the accepted narrative. Chasing leads from the shores of Lake Geneva, through the South American rain forests of Suriname, into the warm waters of the Adriatic and beyond, David Reynard races to solve a mystery and stop a global slaughter.

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