The Judas Tree - Book 1

by George DeFrehn

Overview

• • World governments, financial markets, and organized religions cease to exist.
    Groups in Ireland, Israel, and Italy have formed. But all they have is hope and each other.
    And "Betrayal" is in their midst. Who might be the next Judas?
• 6 January 2075
  
  It's almost midnight. London. Misty snow has been falling throughout the day in the English capital. The day's final flights have landed at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. All air traffic in and around London has ceased. 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. The bartender and staff at The Dickens Inn loiter over a few pints of Guinness near the Tower Bridge. The bartender tells all to get home safely. The Inn officially closed an hour ago.
  Two thousand kilometers away from the River Thames, a woman stands on a rooftop looking out over frigid waters where the Norwegian and North Seas merge. Droplets of freezing rain assault her beautiful but unsmiling and stoic face. 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. Nothing can stop her.
  The cold air biting her skin is causing significant pain. At this moment, she hears a man's screams from the room below. It is time to head back inside. This captive may lead her to him. Another scream penetrates this darkest of nights. As she closes the rooftop door and enters her fortress... the clock tower strikes 23:59 hours Greenwich Mean Time.
  "IT IS TIME."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855660395
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/08/2023
Pages:	330
Sales rank:	266,047
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

George was born in "West Philly," Philadelphia, PA to be precise. Before retirement, he worked in the healthcare industry for 30-plus years after graduating from LaSalle University. He attained his M.A. in Human Services Administration from Rider University in New Jersey and taught there as an Adjunct Professor for five years. He loves his Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, Sixers, the Shore, Manco & Manco Pizza, a good book, golf, cycling, and standing on historic battlefields where he learned, "Freedom Ain't Free." He still resides near Philly with his bride of 36 years!

Editorial Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars... Rollicking Good Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2023
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I bought this book as a holiday read and my wife, the bibliophile in the house, snaffled it for her own pleasure. The book was duly devoured with ooh's and ah's as the plot twisted and turned. She demands the early release of the next book. Author!!! Please note this request!

United Kingdom - Wes Charlesworth

<"My biggest problem after picking up the book, The Judas Tree was that it prevented me from completing my "to-do" list for two days- I could not put the book down in anticipation of what would be coming next from these newly formed groups of friends for their survival. I found the book to be amazingly wrought with wonderful and numerous themes revolving around the gifts of "humanity." If you're looking for a great read... look no further. (Len DiPaul, August 2023)>

Beta Review - Len DiPaul

Beta Review - Marianne Salmon Gauss

<"The Judas Tree brings us all to the dystopian world and apocalyptic future into which George DeFrehn dares us to venture. Cleverly conceived and executed, The Judas Tree challenges our settled beliefs and our confidence in the future. The first of a trilogy, it promises to be both an exciting and disturbing adventure . . . the very hallmark of this genre." (Jim Doherty, August 2023)>

Beta Review - Jim Doherty