Amazon Omar by Craig O. Thompson of Brightwater Publishing Highly Recommended OMAR: Historic Titanic Suspense-Thriller Category:  Historical Fiction Publisher: Brightwater Publishing Company / StrataGem Press™ ISBN-10:  0967520711 Type: Fiction Pages: 624 Copyright: Aug 1 2001 Recipient: 2002 Benjamin Franklin Awards™ Silver Award for "Best New Voice--Fiction." A Frighteningly Credible, Riveting Novel When a priceless book is found 2077 fathoms under the North Atlantic Ice Barrier, the CIA/FBI, a private billionaire oilman, and a fanatic terrorist group compete to recover and claim it. SOFTBOUND For eight-three years a priceless book lay buried hundreds of miles out from the Grand Banks of New Foundland, at 2077 fathoms from the surface of the North Atlantic Ice Barrier. In 1995, the CIA and FBI jointly uncovered secret plans to recover the treasure. An ultra-zealous terrorist organization competed against a group of divers hired by a billionaire oilman, setting off a complex web of international intrigue and suspense. Dr. Cary Parker, Woods Hole oceanographer, respected archaeologist, and maritime law specialist at the Smithsonian Institute, was recruited by CIA's Colonel Charles "Chuck" Bramson to beat both diving teams to the ship's gravesite. And the rare and exquisite book became the primary focus of a triadic search. Having already faced death straight-on, at two and a half miles below the sea, Parker was forced to decide whether this cause was just another CIA misadventure--or a truly dangerous time for Western democracies. Excerpt SAMPLE #1 "A wall of water--the size of a three story building---hit the research ship broadside and sent everyone flying. The wave grabbed at Neptune's surface and exploded like a supernova up and over the ship in an attempt to pass straight through steel. Pushed to a forty-five degree angle--as it fought the laws of physics to survive--the Neptune's hawseholes shot water out the sides like fire-hydrants gone amok." SAMPLE #2 "...Bramson's attention was drawn more to the brightly-glowing red, gold, and yellow-to-pure-white halo-effect that radiated from each of the containers. Eight other canisters, stored nearby, radiated less in cooler blue-greens, with splotches of red and gold meshing about. They almost seemed alive." From the historical suspense-thriller, OMAR: A Novel, by Craig O. Thompson

James Cox, Midwest Book Review
OMAR: A Novel, Craig O. Thompson; StrataGem Press™; 0967520711, $14.95; Order: 1-800-266-5564 "Craig Thompson's OMAR is a suspenseful and thrilling novel of escalating global terrorism. When a priceless book is found 2077 fathoms under the North Atlantic Ice Barrier, the CIA/FBI, a private billionaire oilman, and a fanatic terrorist group compete to recover and claim it. The competition has potentially cataclysmic effects for the known world. OMAR is a shocking, action-packed, highly recommended page-turner filled with suspense and plot twists to the end..." (OMAR: A Novel is also available in hardback 0967520703; $24.95)

Rich Gotshall, Indianapolis Star
"...Thompson is an authority on terrorism and uses his knowledge to add a frightening, in-the-headlines sense of reality."

U.S. Senator, Richard G. Lugar, Member, Select Intelligence Committee and Foreign Relations Committee
"Craig O. Thompson's OMAR forecasts tomorrow's headlines. The proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, materials, and know-how is the number one national security threat to the United States. This well-researched fiction is a timely window into potential disasters for unprepared nations."