Two worlds collide; one man, one woman, a global crisis - and just one hope!
On a secluded stretch of beach girding the idyllic coastal town of Afife, Portugal, sits a lonely man enduring the harsh and blustery winds, hoping to escape the tragic reality of his mediocre life. His solitude is broken by the appearance of a strangely beautiful and mysterious woman who engages him in a bizarre dialogue. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a global crisis erupts, quickly mushrooming in just 24 hours into a worldwide event which threatens the very survival of all mankind. Mateus Cordozo has no idea that his dysfunctional life is about to radically change, and that this woman is in fact leading him down a road which will challenge his core values as he faces the crisis - one which he has the power to prevent, if he chooses to.
Excerpt
‘You and I are not so different. When you travel the length and breadth of this universe, seeing as much as I have, you begin to realize that there exists an ethereal essence which connects all of us. We’re all trying to get that perfection, that balance between perfect self and the material world in which we play the game called life. When everything is said and done – that seems to be the goal – whether stated or not, which we are all heading for.’
Professional Reviews
Book review of Twilight Visitor - "The story races along with pace of a Tom Clancy thriller..."
"Twilight Visitor is a timely novel and as fresh as today’s news. Iran and China are set to tear into each other over oil while the world watches helplessly. The unthinkable is fast becoming the inevitable.
On a deserted beach in Portugal a lonely man meets an enigmatic woman.
How these two elements collide in this book is true literary genius as Real Laplaine weaves an intricate plot that never fails to convince or surprise. Just who is this woman and why has she chosen this man?
While the worldwide crisis escalates to the point of no return this strange visitor must convince this lost man to help. Or mankind is finished.
The story races along with pace of a Tom Clancy thriller but the depth of the plot is rich in complexities philosophical ideas.
Laplaine has a good descriptive style that never interferes with the flow of the narrative as he builds highly credible scenarios that give the reader a true feeling that this is all too close for comfort.
Highly recommended for readers who like fast paced thrillers but with an ingenious twist." www.book-reviewer.com
Twilight Visitor is an international thriller
The Twilight Visitor is an international thriller, with a complicated, intense plot and colourful characters. Its elegant prose, rich with original metaphors and succinct descriptions, creates an illusion of dazzling sceneries, almost palpable components of reality, and suspense, deftly mixed with philosophical and political dilemmas of contemporary life. The excitement of reading it ends only on the last page. Alex Markman - Author
This could really happen!
Twilight Visitor: A Global Thriller is certainly all that. Without spoiling the story I will say that details a geopolitical scenario that is entirely plausible in its scope and fantastic in its resolution. The action keeps building and building and reaches a crescendo that merely serves as the appetizer for something larger, which hopefully will appear in a sequel. But forget all that for a moment. Inside this story I found something I cannot recall ever reading in a novel. Amidst page after page of non-stop action on a global stage I found myself treated to metaphors and similes of great beauty and poetry that acted like moments of silence in the storm raging through the book. The effect on me, somehow, was to add a poignancy to what I was reading, and often I found myself considering the author’s treatment of international brinksmanship as playing out before us daily in real life. These moments add another dimension to the story that I have not read before in any action, fantasy or science fiction novel before. I cannot say whether this was an inspired contrivance on the author’s part or simply a part of his style but I found it extremely effective. I look forward to the sequel! - Joe Howard
She was quite capable of taking care of herself...She appreciated everything he was doing for her and the Grandmothers Four, but she needed his help, not for him to take over.
