Eric Fruge

The Traitors of Montsecours Eric Fruge

Everyone in Appalachia knows the mountains have secrets-jealously guarded secrets-but no one knew there's one dying to be told! Deep in the forested wilderness, isolated for two hundred years, an advanced utopian community is thriving. Founded by nobles fleeing the French Revolution, Montsecours has grown into a communal paradise blessed with a biotechnology capable of curing every disease and disability. With its scientists on the verge of unlocking the doorway to immortality, a murderous power struggle erupts. Before he is overthrown the aged leader of Montsecours sends his personal physician, Elise Vicens, on a mission to end the factional strife. The task directs her to his ancestral homeland and to Warren Phillips, a brilliant American researcher who has been gifted with the community's most treasured relic. Her effort to recruit his help draws the attention of French authorities. Phillips and enigmatic DST agent Sylvie Boyer follow her back to Appalachia to unveil the mysterious valley of Montsecours. To their dismay they stumble into a lethal concoction of tyrants and super technology, and discover the United States government in a desperate effort to contain an old secret on the verge of becoming a global nightmare.