{"product_id":"the-pinocchio-syndrome-by-david-zeman","title":"The Pinocchio Syndrome by David Zeman","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTHE PINOCCHIO SYNDROME\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe cruis ship \u003cem\u003eCrescent Queen \u003c\/em\u003eis attacked and vaporised by a hydrogen bomb while sailing in the Mediterranean. Soon afterwards, a puzzling and horrific 'living death' disease begins to appear in the United States and across the globe -- it becomes known as 'the Pinocchio Syndrome' and the world lives in fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCOMETH THE HOUR. . .\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn America, the President, already in a weakened state after the \u003cem\u003eCrescent Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, is under attack from an ultra-right-wing billionaire, Colin Goss. Goss wants to oust the President and fight terrorism aggressively. And when the well-liked Vice President contracts the Pinocchio Syndrome, the people's confidence drops to an all-time low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCOMETH THE MAN.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe saving grace could be Michael Campbell, a popular and media-friendly young senator. If he is selected as the new Vice President, hope and sanity could return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBUT HAS HE COME TO SAVE. . .\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMeanwhile, journalist Karen Embry is following the case of the Pinocchio Syndrome when she finds herself on the trail of something about the disease that clearly does not add up -- something that smells like a cover-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOR TO DESTROY?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn a heart-stopping race against time, Karen must join forces with a natural enemy CIA agent Joe King -- to hunt for the stunning truth behind a conspiracy that threatens to destroy the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThriller - Crime - Politics - Mystery Thriller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zeman, David","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback:","offer_id":44503524835414,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2350\/4982\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_fa7807b7-7fc5-4d6b-a82a-822fc76d23b0.jpg?v=1776675341","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandpages.com.au\/products\/the-pinocchio-syndrome-by-david-zeman","provider":"Secondhand Pages ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}