For others still, winning, power, and conquering is all that matters. And for some, loyalty and honor are thicker than blood. But for others, money is thicker than blood. For most of us, blood is thicker than water, thicker than anything. I learned a very real truth in the midst of this war against evil. Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done? Hold back those staggering toward slaughter.ġ2 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”ĭoes not he who weighs the heart perceive it?ĭoes not he who guards your life know it? It wasn’t the fault of the girls, or my kids, or anything I had done. That had never been part of the plan.īut I had a problem. Then, without warning, their safety was in jeopardy. Over a period of years, as my position placed me at an ever-increasing risk of harm-or worse, it levied a significant strain on my family as well. Before I realized it, I was entrenched in political espionage as well as human trafficking. Working undercover is difficult, especially when the scope of the required duties expands as new problems arise or previously undisclosed in formation changes the course and urgency of the investigation. Walking down that one-way path came with a very steep price. I had a responsibility to do what I could to stop what I could. I found myself up close and personal with those who forced this plague onto innocent, young girls. Once confronted by the facts, I was unable to turn my back on the battle and my responsibility to do something urged me forward. I have to admit, I was skeptical that such a heinous problem could actually occur right here in this great nation, but it can-and it does. Several years into private practice, I became acutely aware of human trafficking and its impact on families in America as well as the rest of the world after discovering that someone I knew well, or thought I did, was involved in this horrific activity.Īs a result of my friendship with the individual, authorities pulled me into the battle against underage abductions from the streets of our cities. Here is an excerpt from “an interview with Dr. As fiction, inspired by real events, many are asking how much of the story is true and how much is not. My new International thriller, Thicker Than Blood, is close to my heart.
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