Ripped from the headlines, The Rostrum tears through a story of political Armageddon. Second-rate FBI agent Stan Thompson stumbles upon the plan-something big is going down. Soon.
ros∙trum [ros-truh m] Any platform, stage or the like for public speaking. A pulpit. And now, based upon this literary work - a sinister instrument of destruction.
The Rostrum is a 52,000-word politically based crime thriller laced with threads of actual historical events within the U.S. and will leave readers wondering: could it be possible?
Based upon his track record, FBI Special Agent Stan Thompson has never been much of an investigator. But somehow in Little Rock, Arkansas, Thompson becomes an unanticipated player in a game of intrigue when he stumbles upon a powerful group's preparations to overthrow the current elected government. Formed in Civil War times, this secretive order has amassed great wealth and power over the decades, and is now actively implementing its vision of an ideal United States.Turbulent socioeconomic conditions set a favorable table for this order's audacious and ruthless plan-a plan to instigate a nationwide level of violent unrest and conflict sure to plunge the country into chaos and the government to the brink of collapse. Young Secret Service Agent, Matthew Foster, eager to reclaim his family name within the agency, unwittingly becomes an accomplice to unleash the carnage that ensues.
The premise of The Rostrum hypothesizes the impact of a very public and violent attempt to assassinate the next black contender for the White House when powerful forces are poised to covertly fuel civil unrest across the country. The question is, can a hapless Federal agent like Thompson get ahead of the power curve to interrupt the precisely planned chain of events, or will the United States become only a reference period in the history books of future generations?
Sanders, W. T.: - Born in Memphis, TN in 1958, W.T. Sanders grew up in Roswell, GA, graduated from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, GA with a BS in Criminal Justice, was designated as a Distinguished Military Graduate, and was commissioned as a Regular Army officer in the U. S. Army Military Police. During his active duty, Mr. Sanders served as Officer in Charge of a Special Weapons and Tactics Team and was responsible for managing and conducting a Counterterrorism/Hostage Rescue Course attended by military, local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel from nationwide. Upon resigning his commission, Mr. Sanders started his career as a security contractor for the Federal Government as a Special Response Team instructor rising through the ranks to become the Chief of Security Police at two different nuclear weapons production facilities. Leaving the uniformed ranks, he inspected every major U.S. nuclear weapons production facility and conducted force-on-force tactical exercises to test the effectiveness of the security postures at these facilities. He served as Vice President for major U. S. based security corporations and managed contracts in excess of $192 million. During his 40+ year career he trained and worked with several three lettered Federal organizations and currently maintains a Top Secret/Q security clearance as a security consultant today in semi-retirement. He is an entrepreneur, inventor, patent holder, published author and in his spare time serves his county Sheriff's Office as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff. After moving around the country during his career, he currently lives in East Tennessee with his high-school sweetheart and wife Vicki.
