Exclusive sneak peek at Congressman Peter King’s latest novel!

Get excited, Peter King has a new novel coming out!

As mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, Peter King is not only a Congressman, but also a published writer of fiction. His 2004 novel Vale of Secrets is a political thriller about a Congressman named Sean Cross, who unveils a web of lies and deceit that exposes a terrorist organization and its ties to the IRA.

The novel is somewhat autobiographical. The protagonist is unashamedly based on Cross, even at one point admitting to his former association with the IRA and clumsily explaining away the discrepancy by claiming he never knew the extent of their actions, then further distancing himself from them by establishing an alliance (in the novel) with al Qaeda.

America begged for a sequel, and it looks like it’s going to get it.

Like the “Law and Order” franchise, King’s prose is lifted from the headlines and his latest is no different. I’m pleased to announce that I not only have a full manuscript of his upcoming book The Cross Examination, but I’m going to unveil the exciting and thrilling final pages of the book right here in this blog!

So without further adieu, the thrilling conclusion of The Cross Examination, where we find our hero Sean Cross heading up a Congressional hearing and coming face to face with one of his main political adversaries…Sheriff Bill Bocca of Los Angeles County, a terrorist sympathizer who may not be who he says he is!

Read on…

Cross scowled at the Sheriff.

“You mean to tell me, Sheriff Bocca, that CAIR is not a terrorist organization and that there is not a very large threat of Muslims secretly turning our nation’s youth into Islamic fundamentalists, and they are not preparing to invade Iowa and turn it into Mecca West?”

“Ridiculous,” uttered a blustery Bocca. “Utterly ridiculous.”

Cross smiled.

“Well then, Sheriff, would you mind showing us who you really are?”

The room gasped as the Sheriff sat up in his seat.

“I’ve no idea what you mean!”

“Oh,” replied Cross, “I think you do. Grab ‘im, boys!”

At that moment, two of Congressman Cross’s most trusted aides grabbed Sheriff Bocca by the arms and lifted him out of his chair. Cross got up from his seat and moved towards the Sheriff.

“It was a nice ruse, but one that has ultimately ended, Sheriff Bocca…”

He suddenly grabbed at the hair of Sheriff Bocca and yanked backwards, pulling the Cacausian mask off and revealing brown skin and fiery black eyes.

“…or should I say Abdul Mahmood Muhammad bin Hussein!”

The room went silent. Hussein spit at Cross.

“Curse your wild ingenuity, rogue bravery and handsome good looks, Cross! I curse you with the pain of a thousand goats trampling your privates!”

“You’ve given your final testimony, Hussein!”

“That’s what you think, Cross! Little do you know that underneath my suit my body is lined with explosives made from a special type of chemical that will completely disintegrate the entire Eastern Seaboard! Then my army of Muslim Children will take over Iowa while you attend to the wreckage! ALLAH AL ACKBAR!”

Congressman Cross smiled.

“Little do YOU know that I already knew about your plan and snuck into your hotel room tonight. That chemical is nothing more than tomato basil soup!”

“Grrrrr! Curse you, Cross!”

Cross smiled, then put his finger thoughtfully on his chin.

“A question for you, Hussein…what do you call a GOP Congressman appointed to defend the liberty and safety of the American people?”

“I don’t know,” answered a confused Hussein. “What?”

“A RIGHT CROSS!”

With that, Cross punched Hussein flush on the jaw, knocking him unconscious. The room erupted in cheers. Hundreds of miles away, the US military sat at the border of Iowa and met the influx of Muslims with fierce determination, protecting America’s homeland from invasion. Back at the Capitol, Cross was standing with his hands on his hips.

“Take him away, boys,” said Cross. “This meeting is adjourned.”

As the audience erupted in wild applause and started chanting his name, Cross felt a sense of relief and satisfaction that he had fulfilled his duty to his country. Just then, he was approached by Majority Leader Joe Bonner.

“I have something for you,” said Bonner as he presented him with a Congressional Medal of Honor.

“I…I don’t know what to say,” replied Cross.

“Sssshhhhh,” replied Bonner. “You don’t have to say anything, we do. And that is…thank you, and thank God for you, Sean Cross.”

With that, Bonner embraced Cross, and wept.

END

WOW. What a thriller!

NOTE: it’s a joke, dummy.