L.T. KUHLMAN

In the state of nature, individuals have a natural right to preserve themselves. This is the law of self-preservation. In the state of Society, Nature dictates that as the cell grows, it divides. This is the law of perpetual social conflict.

The conflicts generated by these immutable laws intensify when generations change. During this recurring process, old populations are replaced by new ones with new needs and ideas. 

The generational change that began in the third quarter of the 20th century was further disturbed by a celestial transition from one age to the next. It was the end time prophesied by the ancients. 

IT IS THE DAWNING OF THE AGE OF AQUARIUS

For this transition to take place. the world must be cleansed. Gaia, daughter of Chaos, directs this celestial sacrament. Her agent is the Anti-Christ. His strife-filled purification will, the ancients say, produce a perfect world. 

TERTIUM DATUR!

The coming of the new cosmic age is announced in a pictogram on the body of the sacrificial innocent on the alter of the cataclysm.

The stars bring Claire Fox (beautiful and ambitious reporter at The Washington Post) together with Henry Tilghman (brave and handsome secretary to Raymond Paige) to decipher this cosmic message. Claire and Henry find themselves in a deepening personal relationship as they pursue their celestial mission. To accomplish it, they must solve the cultish murder of Roberta Wiley. Wiley is the director of publicity at the Jefferson Academy in Keswick, Virginia. Before her shocking demise, she transformed the Jefferson Academy into a national platform its founder, Mr. Paige, is using to launch his candidacy for the presidency.

Mr. Paige is the one man in America who can stop the insurgencies that are on the verge of destroying the country he loves. He is surrounded by agents of the Endarkenment who will stop at nothing to reach their celestial destination. 

To decipher the pictogram and prevent a cosmic catastrophe, Claire and Henry discover that they must unlock the secret of the frieze on Thomas Jefferson’s mantle. Time is running out! Where is Fred Ried?