Sidney Sheldon - The Doomsday Conspiracy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I wish to express my appreciation to James J. Hurtak, Ph.D, and his wife Desiree, for making available to me their invaluable technical expertise.

MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES

Ancient Chinese curse

Prologue

Uetendorf, Switzerland

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1550 HOURS

The witnesses standing at the edge of the field were staring in horrified silence, too stunned to speak. The scene that lay before them was grotesque, a primeval nightmare dredged up from some deep, dark depths of primitive man’s collective unconscious. Each witness had a different reaction. One fainted. A second one vomited. A woman was shaking uncontrollably. Another one thought: I’m going to have a heart attack! The elderly priest clutched his beads and crossed himself. Help me, Father. Help us all. Protect us against this evil incarnate. We have finally seen the face of Satan. It is the end of the world. Judgement Day has come.

Armageddon is here … Armageddon … Armageddon …

Sunday, October 14th, 2100 Hours

FLASH MESSAGE

TOP SECRET ULTRA

NSA TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMSEC

EYES ONLY

SUBJECT: OPERATION DOOMSDAY

MESSAGE: ACTIVATE

NOTIFY NORAD, CIRVIS, GEPAN, DIS, GHG, VSAF, INS

END OF MESSAGE

Sunday, October 14th, 2115 Hours

FLASH MESSAGE

TOP SECRET ULTRA

NSA TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR –

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE 17TH DISTRICT

EYES ONLY

SUBJECT: COMMANDER ROBERT BELLAMY

ARRANGE TEMPORARY TRANSFER THIS AGENCY,

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

YOUR CONCURRENCE IN THE ABOVE IS ASSUMED

END OF MESSAGE

Book One

The Hunter