Novel Query: Encounter

Query Letter – “Encounter”


John Mackin Ade -  843-0376 - macksmets@gmail-com - http://www.macksmets.blogspot.com/
Storyline: Six people, who have never met and nothing in common, are thrust together when they find themselves checked into adjourning motel rooms in downtown Savannah, Georgia. Two play songs for a living. Two others work for the Mafia. And the last two intend to blow up the Port of Authority with a ‘dirty bonb’.

A ‘fender bender” outside their motel room creates a confrontation that results in the Mafia deciding to take on al Qaeda, ‘Tony Soprano’ style.

Characters - Josh & Sam are members of ‘TwoFold’ a small town folk rock group traveling across the South - - - Frankie and Bags are small time hoods transporting a ‘hot’ car loaded with contraband to a chop shop in Hoboken, New Jersey - - - Amal and Ivan are el Qaeda trained terrorists sent to America to place a ‘dirty bomb’ at a yet undetermined location

Author’s background: This is my fifth (5th) book. Others are: “I Never Expected A Parade” – fiction (1978) - - - “How To Be a Great Sales Manager”, non-fiction (1983) - - - “How to Sell on EBAY”, E-book, non-fiction (2003) - “Sleeper”, fiction (2004) – also needs representation - "Serial" (2006) - "Media Wars (2007) - – 30 yr. career Broadcasting – Top Secret Clearance, Nuclear Bomb Technician - USAF

Unique character twists – There are many. Everything changes after 9/11/01 - The ‘chop shop’ is closed in N.J. and the car has to be driven to Savannah. The clubs close down to mourn the tragedy and ‘TwoFold’ plays a memorial concert in Savannah – Ivan’s orders are changed; he flies to Atlanta, is met by Amal, who drive to secure radioactive bomb and checks in motel the day before they are to place it on a container ship

Secondary plot. Josh and Sam are at the burnout level and threaten daily to pack it in and go solo. Frankie has screwed up once too many and Bags is under pressure from his ‘boss’ to get rid of his friend. Amal and Ivan tell of their lives as a terrorists and the history of al-Qaeda.

Essentials - Novel consists of 59,671 words, 551 pages,, with heavy dialogue

Representation needed: Book and screenplay rights