2nd Place: THE UNDERTAKER
-- William Brown: Columbus, OH
Pete Talbott didn't know he had a
problem until someone showed him his own obituary in the morning newspaper.
From the cornfields of Ohio to the slums of Chicago and the corridors of
Washington DC, somebody with a penchant for scalpels and embalming tables
is planting bodies under other people's names.
Contact: William
Brown, email
3rd Place: HEARTLAND --
Guy Magar: Los Angeles, CA
One of America's worst present-day
fears...the nightmare of a bold foreign-terrorist strike unthinkably deep
in the heartland, with the takeover of a small town and hundreds of hostages
outfitted with bomb-vests. A timely, heroic story celebrating a family's
personal courage and the will to survive when character and bravery are
ultimately tested.
4th Place: JOHN BROWN'S BODY
-- John Mark Green: Berwyn, PA & Stuart Woolley: Kingston, Ontario
Terrorist or saint? Visionary or
fanatic? Assassin or instrument of God? His own family was divided. John
Brown is a man who will stop at nothing -- including a military attack
on the US Government -- in order to end slavery. No truer American ever
lived.
Contact: John Green,
email
5th Place: VIRTUAL PLANET
-- Richard Garrison: Charlotte, NC
A burnt-out college professor finds
himself battling a ruthless detective as he tries to unravel the mystery
of his student's death, a sinister software company, and a corrupt politician
soon to be President.
Contact: Richard
Garrison, email