Al Perrin: 5 books

Ordinary Heroes is a fictional account that is just as real as tomorrow’s headlines. The President of the United States is kidnapped by terrorists and imprisoned by Iran. Hamid Al-Basra intends to behead him on national television as his first step in creating a worldwide Caliphate. The United States...

During a quiet evening at home, an old man and his grandson experience a violent home invasion after the grandson witnesses a drug-related murder. The thugs believe he has a large amount of “crack” cocaine and threaten to kill them. Grandpa and Tim, however, escape with their lives. With the drug...

The Onion is the climactic fictional battle between the ultimate good and ultimate evil. It is the other side of the original bet between God and Satan over a man named Job in the Bible. Now, instead of Satan inflicting misfortune on a good man like Job, a Mafia drug boss John Scarlotti is given an...

I was a part of a secret religious cult called The Movement for over six years. I followed all of their rules and I did everything they told me without question. During the time that I was a disciple in The Movement, I believed that everything we did was holy, right, and absolutely necessary. I believed...

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