Havoc | Signed & Numbered

Tualatin: Norwood Press. Fine+. 2006. Numbered. Hardcover. Limited numbered edition, (1-98) , with custom marbled boards, in matching slipcase, hand signed by Jack DuBrul, a fine copy. "On a stormy night in 1937 the German zeppelin Hindenburg cuts through the clouds over rural New Jersey. Her appointment with destiny is still a few hours away, but death already walks her decks. A madman has traveled across the Atlantic bearing a locked safe. Within lies a secret so terrible that it may change the course of history. His efforts to protect his cargo have led him to commit murder. However, the most dangerous part of the journey still remains - the arrival at Lakehurst Naval Air Station. In a moment of clear thinking, the murderer throws the safe overboard thinking that he will return for it later. The conflagration at landing destroys that plan and the safe recedes into history. Seven decades later, mining engineer Philip Mercer is in the Central African Republic searching for a precious metal used in the manufacture of cell phones. In the face of a mounting civil war, Mercer tries to help local villagers escape from rebel forces. Along the way, he meets up with Cali Stone, an attractive field researcher for the CDC. This particular village suffers from one of the highest rates of cancer in the world. All that saves them from execution at the hands of the rebel troops is the intervention of an unknown military force. Once he's back in the states, Mercer's detective work leads him to the long lost safe and the cryptic letter inside: "Dear Albert, I believe I have succeeded. The element you seek does exist in nature." This letter launches Mercer on the most spectacular adventure of his career, one that will leave a nation in flames, a city in ruin and reveal the truth between three thousand years of legend."; Signed by Author .