The Judas Tree – Book 1 Judas Tree

***NOMINATED FOR THE 2024 ERIC HOFFER AWARD***World governments, financial markets, and organized religions cease to exist.Survivors in Ireland, Israel, and Italy have formed into camps.But all they have is hope and each other. And “Betrayal” is in their midst.Who might be the next Judas?London, 6 January 2075– 23:45 Greenwich Mean TimeIt’s almost midnight. Misty snow has been falling throughout the day in the English capital. The streets appear deserted. The doors of Harrods, St. Paul’s, and Westminster Abbey are locked. A few homeless wander Piccadilly Circus and King’s Cross Station, searching for scraps of food or coins dropped by the drunks leaving the pubs.Two thousand kilometers away, a woman stands on a rooftop looking out over frigid waters where the Norwegian and North Seas merge. She has put in motion an evil that can never be walked back. Military drones, cloaked so as not to be detected by radar, carry the deadliest inhalation virus known to humankind are now hovering over every major metropolis, capital city, large town, and other populated villages and hamlets. She will soon unleash the contents of Pandora’s infamous box in approximately six minutes throughout six continents. Nothing can stop it now.The clock tower strikes 23:59. It is time . . .Can humanity and goodness prevail? Can betrayal ever be forgiven?Experience a world of betrayal, denial, forgiveness, and love in The Judas Tree – a riveting apocalyptic thriller that will keep you on edge with every twist and turn until the very end.