The Last Days

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Osama bin Laden is dead, and Saddam Hussein is buried, leaving the world focused on Jerusalem. Jon Bennett, a Wall Street strategist turned senior White House advisor, along with his CIA partner Erin McCoy and the U.S. Secretary of State, arrives in the Middle East to meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. They present a potentially historic Arab-Israeli peace plan, with Bennett as its chief architect. At its core is the discovery of vast oil and natural gas reserves beneath the Mediterranean, promising unprecedented wealth for Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Israel and Palestine. With international media closely monitoring the situation, the American message is bold: both sides must overcome centuries of hostility to sign a peace treaty. They must collaborate on drilling and developing a new, integrated economy to seize this remarkable opportunity. Only then will the U.S. provide the necessary venture capital to realize this vision. However, lurking in the shadows are those opposed to peace—men who reject a post-Saddam era and the idea of a Palestinian accord with Israel. These adversaries, backed by hostile nations, are prepared to resort to violence to thwart the peace process. As the clock ticks down, the question remains: can Bennett, McCoy, and the American President secure peace before the region descends into chaos once more?