Day of the Descendants: A thriller without evil or killings
Tony Brunt
Paperback
(Independently published, May 22, 2019)
'Day of the Descendants' is the blockbuster debut thriller by former newspaper reporter and author Tony Brunt. A digital-exclusive book suitable for younger readers and adults.From a rescue drama on a crevasse-cracked glacier to its climax on the fern-shrouded banks of a lonely river, Day of the Descendants takes the reader on a remarkable journey – a journey of suspense and discovery, a journey through many countries, a journey through the corridors of the human heart.On one side an ordinary family; on the other side an extraordinary people – hidden since the dawn of time in a frontier far in advance of those with whom they share the planet. Destiny is bringing them together and both will be marked forever by their encounter.Allegory and metaphor lie at its heart, but Day of the Descendants rises above these hidden imprints to become a soul-stirring adventure, a search on many levels: a search for a mysterious device, a search for the family who hold the future of a people in their innocent hands, a poignant search for a missing father, and one boy’s search for the meaning of truth. Painted on the canvas of the broad Pacific, the story ranges from the Alps of New Zealand to the soft sands of Waikiki Beach, to the wind-swept desolation of the Aleutian Islands. The climax in the steamy tropics of Samoa marks this novel out as a saga of the South Seas. The salty tang of the Pacific wafts through its pages like a balmy trade wind for the down-at-heart. And yet it’s more than a tale of conflict and calculation; the zany figure of misfit Frank Silvester bursts on to the literary scene from stage left. The madcap Frank and his hapless buddy, Larry Doyle, arc across the pages leaving a trail of laughs in their wake. There are no killings in Day of the Descendants. Nor is there even the threat of such events. This book is living proof that a thriller can be written about the real world, the world we all inhabit, where most people are good and where they sometimes oppose each other to protect the things that matter most – their lives, their loves, their way of life.Also by Tony BruntGeorge Adamski: The Toughest Job in the WorldSecret History: And Why Barack Obama Must End It(Non-Fiction)