The CAUL, a Trilogy. Part III, Good vs. Evil - Hardcover

Matte, James Allan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419641298 ISBN 13: 9781419641299

Publisher: Createspace, 2006

Synopsis

The Caul Party III: Good vs. Evil concludes the epic trilogy of James Markham, illuminating his sailing adventures across the world, and his ultimate confrontation with pure evil.

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Book Review by Ellen Tanner Marsh, New York Times Best Selling Author

The Caul, A Trilogy
Part Three: Good vs. Evil
By James Allan Matte

James Allan Matte bursts back onto the literary scene with the final part of his extraordinary trilogy, The Caul. Hero James Markham is now in his seventies, still writing deeply moving poetry, still attracting the attentions of more than a few adoring young women, and still deeply religious and deeply concerned about the fate of the world. A former O.S.I. agent and a retired C.I.D. agent and polygraphist, he wants above all to retire in peace, but world events won't let him. Moreover he's about to face his most dangerous mission yet: preventing the Master of Evil and Deceit from attaining world leadership and thus causing the actual fall of Christianity.

Matte is in top storytelling form here, and the book ripples with excitement as Markham saves a little girl from a plane crash, rediscovers a long lost sister and finds his clairvoyant gift coming into full flower. But what makes him such a unique and ultimately human hero isn't just the polygraph skills that rescue him time and time again--it's his religion. Indeed, Markham's faith in God subverts a would-be assassin and gives self worth to a lost woman. But his most daunting task is dealing with a senator named Lucien Santini, who could very well be the Antichrist.

Here the premise--and the promise--of the first two works in this well-crafted trilogy are finally condensed into the most significant of terms. Could Markham be the Truth Seeker mentioned in the infamous Bible code, the one man who can take this dangerous demon down? And can he do it before the senator becomes America's next president?

Wise and deeply human, Matte's final part of the trilogy is a spiritual book that's not only beautifully written, but deeply inspirational. And in Matte's capable hands, faith is seen as the greatest weapon of all.

Book Review by Denis A. Kitchen, Esquire, Former U. S. Navy Commander, Pilot and Intelligence Officer.

Where do heroes come from? James Markham, born with a caul-the amniotic sac that surrounds an unborn baby and rarely intact at birth - he came into the world destined for distinction. Raised with the faith and moral ideals of his French-Canadian grand-mere, Markham grew up with a discerning sense of justice and the courage to face down bullies that would serve him well into adulthood. His service in the U. S. Air Force and Army brought Markham face to face with espionage and criminality in the armed forces. The conclusion of his twenty years of military service marked the beginning of an eminent career as a polygraph examiner and his indomitable quest for truth brought him to the top of his field. After the tragic loss of a wife to cancer, he retires to his sailboat, but even the seclusion of a trans-Atlantic crossing leads to his dramatic rescue of a damsel in distress, a bout with a hurricane, Mafioso, Jesuits, and a U. S. Senator, all leading to the most dramatic and crucial polygraph examination of his life.

This action-packed adventure trilogy by James Allan Matte sounds somewhat autobiographical to those who know the Brooklyn born, French-Canadian raised veteran of the U. S. Air Force and Army whose pioneering texts in polygraph examination and lie detection have become authoritative reference works. The introduction assures us this is fiction, nevertheless, although many of the intriguing episodes are drawn from Dr. Matte's own fascinating life experiences. One cannot help but be inspired by the hero of The Caul whose faith and fearlessness are unfailing throughout, and one cannot help reading it all, right to the end.

About the Author:

The author, born in Brooklyn, New York during the Great Depression, spent his adolescence in Montreal, Canada where he was educated in French Canadian schools. Three years after his return to New York, the Korean War was declared and the author was inducted in the United States Air Force where he eventually became an intelligence specialist using his fluency in French to collect strategic information for the OSI in France. His demonstrated talent for counterintelligence resulted in his acceptance at the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) Academy in Washington, DC and graduation as an OSI Special Agent and in that capacity he conducted criminal, counterintelligence and personnel security investigations. Seven years later, he accepted a commission with the United States Army Criminal Investigations Division Command and served honorably as a Special Agent of the C.I.D. It is during that last assignment that the author attended the Backster School of Lie Detection in New York City and shortly thereafter retired from the United States Army to become a full-time civilian polygraphist, a profession he found most suitable to his innate abilities and previous experience as a special agent. In the three decades that followed, the author distinguished himself by developing unique psychological techniques and formats that significantly advanced the discipline of forensic psychophysiology and his field research resulted in the publication of many articles and several textbooks that are currently being utilized in accredited polygraph schools throughout the world. The author was honored for his distinguished achievements in research, teaching and writing by the American Polygraph Association in 1997 with the John E. Reid Memorial Award, and in 2003 he was presented with the Robert & Mary Ann Henson Memorial Award as the Outstanding Graduate of the Backster School of Lie Detection. The author has now embarked on a new career as a novelist using his real-life experiences to expose the evil that permeates the world and celebrate the gallant, courageous individuals who devote their lives with a true moral compass to the protection of our freedom and safety. For more information about the author please visit website: http://www.jampublications.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Createspace
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1419641298
• ISBN 13: 9781419641299
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310