The Power Behind the Throne

Graham Chastain is a technopreneur enjoying a meteoric rise in fame and fortune in the world of high-tech innovations and secret government contracts—until he discovers that powerful hidden forces determine who reaches the real pinnacles of success. Graham is thrown into a whirlwind of intrigue he never anticipated and is challenged on every side, forced to address questions about the “suicide” of a reporter who tried to give him vital information and juggling the attention of two shadowy groups seeking to insert their influence into Graham’s already successful operations. Have the closely guarded secrets of his success already been discovered? How much do they know about his AI systems, which are far more advanced than those of any competitor? When enigmatic ex-OSS officer James Russell and Thomas, his nephew and former Delta Force officer, show Graham ancient objects discovered by the Knights Templar, he realizes that some of the artifacts are as advanced as modern technology and beyond. Graham has never been one to believe in conspiracy theories, but he is forced to conclude that these new revelations are more fact than theory. He never imagined basking in success could evolve into a stealthy incursion into the jungles of Guatemala and being framed for murder. Not since his days attached to a SEAL team as a Navy Intel officer has he come so close to death. Graham must determine who to trust, and quickly, or face losing everything, including his life. He holds a secret trump card, but will it be enough? A riveting story of intrigue that links the mysteries of the Knights Templar and major historic conspiracies to the modern high-tech world of artificial intelligence, secret agendas and the clandestine figures who control world events from behind the scenes…