Homeland Security
A Novel
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Here’s what readers say about HOMELAND SECURITY: “It should be made into a movie. Do you have a screenwriter?” Carolya Bolinder, Libby, Montana // “I can’t say enough about [this] book. It’s fun and a learning experience too.” Edward A. Garrison, McKinleyville, California // “It’s great! It’s the most fun I’ve had with a book in years.” Frank Chiaverini, Troy, Montana // “I just finished Homeland Security. WOW! …I would never have guessed that ending in a million years.” Steve Latham, Florence, Oregon // “It’s a really fast read. It moves right along. I like the satire.” Eileen Carney, Libby, Montana // “David F. Latham is up there with Clancy, Le Carre, Forsyth and Higgins. ‘Homeland Security’ is fast-paced, exciting and fun … [and] the hero gets laid more than Hugh Hefner! This is a ‘must read’ for the summer.” Ric Kesling, Libby, Montana // “Once I started reading I couldn’t put it down … and I loved the ending. I kept wondering what would happen to this kid, and then it all came together. What a great book!" Randy Dempewolf, Libby, Montana // “I finished reading ‘Homeland Security’ by David F. Latham this morning. It’s a great book! I never knew what was going to happen next! And quite the surprise ending! I think there should be a movie!” Jennifer Culpepper, Libby, Montana
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“The Homeland Security Police shot Grandpa in the back.” A.D. 2081: When 15-year-old Adam Baker’s family is murdered by federal agents, he seeks to escape the brutal regime that has commandeered a once great nation under the banner of Homeland Security. Adam sets out on a long and dangerous journey westward to China, which has evolved into a haven of prosperity in the eighty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Along the way he falls in love with a young black woman and learns firsthand of the racism and oppression that blacks must again endure after the collapse of civil rights. HOMELAND SECURITY is a timeless action thriller that paints a grim and frightening picture of what happens to ordinary people when government oversteps its bounds in the name of national safety.
About the Author
David F. Latham has worked as a newspaper editor since 1989. He has written dozens of fiction short stories and humor pieces, many of which are published in his three other books available through iUniverse.com. Based on a short story, Homeland Security is his first novel. When he isn’t writing, David and his wife Carol enjoy long walks in the beautiful, natural surroundings of their hometown of Libby, Montana. They have four adult children and seven living grandchildren.