The Promethean File

About the Book

Alex Scott, a San Francisco newspaper reporter, reads about the unusual suicide of a man from Unitron, a defense contractor. He is surprised to learn this is not the first mysterious death of a Unitron employee. Eight other workers were also "suicides" in a 14-month period, but the medical examiner can prove the men did not take their own lives.

Scott is intrigued and begins investigating. An informer at the defense company implies a possible conspiracy involving Unitron and the Pentagon against the White House. Unitron is working on a weapon called Genesis - a project canceled by the President when he signed an arms treaty with Russia. Other informers who provide information suddenly die or disappear.

The Department of Defense is worried about Scott's articles. Sanctioning weapons systems would end many careers, and cause the President to resign for violating the arms treaty. As Scott gets closer to the truth, there are numerous attempts on his life. Eventually, he learns of another deadly project called Promenthean, and finds the name of every "suicide" victim on its personnel roster. Scott's revealing feature articles for a congressional investigation that clears Unitron, but a scathing CEO, and other prominent officials are forced to resign.

Scott has won his battle but his gratification is short-lived. He learns the Joint Chiefs and Unitron were not conspirators, but were simply following orders.

About the Author

Award-winning author Ron Edwards was raised in California and Hawaii. He holds a B.A. in Journalism from Columbia Pacific University. After a tour of duty in the U.S. Air Fore, assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he became a radio broadcaster and television writer. His feature articles on aviation, space, and military history have appeared in numerous national magazines. His first novel, The Orion Conspiracy, won First Prize from the International Literary Awards. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, and is listed in the Who's Who in Professionals and Executives. After 14 years in broadcasting, he changed careers and became an airline pilot. He is now a full-time writer and lives in Phoenix, Arizona.