Ripped from the headlines, The Rostrum tears through a story of political Armageddon. Second-

rate FBI agent Stan Thompson stumbles upon the plan-something big is going down. Soon.

ros?trum [ros-truhm] Any platform, stage or the like for public speaking. A pulpit. And now,

based upon this literary work - a sinister instrument of destruction.

The Rostrum is a politically based crime thriller laced with threads of actual

historical events within the U.S. and will leave readers wondering: could it be possible?

Based upon his track record, FBI Special Agent Stan Thompson has never been much of an

investigator. But somehow in Little Rock, Arkansas, Thompson becomes an unanticipated player

in a game of intrigue when he stumbles upon a powerful group's preparations to overthrow the

current elected government. Formed in Civil War times, this secretive order has amassed great

wealth and power over the decades, and is now actively implementing its vision of an ideal

United States. Turbulent socioeconomic conditions set a favorable table for this order's

audacious and ruthless plan-a plan to instigate a nationwide level of violent unrest and conflict

sure to plunge the country into chaos and the government to the brink of collapse. Young Secret

Service Agent, Matthew Foster, eager to reclaim his family name within the agency, unwittingly

becomes an accomplice to unleash the carnage that ensues.