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Caine's Pestilence Kindle Edition

by John Bascom (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 42 ratings
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...Have you ever wondered what America might be like with the liberals firmly in control of the White House and once again both chambers of the national legislature? Caine's Pestilence, a novel of political commentary and intrigue, fictionally explores the possibilities...

When John Caine, an obscure midlevel banker from Detroit, accepts the opportunity of a lifetime to manage the backroom business functions of an important National Institutes of Health research lab in Bethesda, he believes his ship has finally come in. But his quirky penchant for illicit tinkering results in the creation and accidental release of a powerful new virus with effects no one could have imagined. Only he holds the answer to how it can be stopped, and he's not telling. Caine finds himself confronted with a desperate White House and an onslaught of rage from all quarters of the world's bureaucracies.

Fast paced, provocative, and offbeat, this cautionary story is thick with political satire and intrigue. It occurs in a world of government turned upside down, where Nancy Pelosi is president of a dysfunctional United States under her ultraliberal regime, while George Bush is a convicted felon and Rush Limbaugh a fugitive. Caine's Pestilence brings together present and former U.S. presidents, would-be assassins, two Supreme Court chief justices, familiar national media political commentators, and the infamous prison at Guantanamo Bay, all in a story readers will find engaging and controversial.
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    446 pages
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    Jan. 1 2013
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About the Author

JOHN BASCOM spent thirty years in banking and eleven in health care governance. Holding degrees in economics and finance, John lives with his wife, Nickie, in northern rural Michigan where he writes, teaches, and consults. Contact him through the website www.cainespestilence.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004HO5ZBO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canniche Cove Publishing; 2 edition (Jan. 1 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1048 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 446 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 098318920X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 42 ratings

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John Bascom is the author of "Beneath a Hunter's Sky", a collection of his short fiction about hunting, fishing, and coming of age, released in 2015. He previously wrote "Caine's Pestilence" in 2010, a novel of political satire and biotech intrigue. It serves as a commentary on our modern political scene through entertaining fiction. Both are available on Amazon.

Bascom is retired from the corporate world and lives in rural northern Michigan with wife, Nickie, where he writes, teaches and consults. He holds degrees in Economics and Finance, spent thirty-five years in banking and eleven in health care governance.

In his free time, Bascom is an outdoors enthusiast, (poor) golfer, private airplane pilot and rides a Harley. He has hunted dangerous game in Africa and Alaska. Other than that he is more-or-less normal.

If you're interested in learning more, look up Bascom on LinkedIn, Facebook or visit www.cainespestilence.com

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Joyce Metzger
5.0 out of 5 stars Savage Satire Coupled With Dark Intrigue.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2014
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Fast forward your time clocks to 2015-2016. Obama has been killed. Joe Biden has been implicated in the murder and Nancy Pelosi is President of the U.S.A.
Newly hired during a terrible economy, John Caine moves his family to Washington D. C. to take over a GS 14 job, as deputy director for business services of the Genetics, AIDS, and Viral Infectious Disease Research Institute, GAVID for short.
His boss, Nicole, was a sight to look at, listen to, and better yet, to follow. Infectious agents. DNA research. R A viruses.Gene guns. No silver bullets. A lot of experimentation. Complexity layers. Genetic manipulation. Prenticel Correctional Enterprises, FCE, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba operated for special use by covert organizations. Capital punishment was declared unconstitutional. John learned that they condoned death by hanging. The trappings of power draped lightly, then gained weight upon John's shoulders.
He was a collector of old things. Things no one wanted anymore. He brought home a thin vial marked, CAUTION: BIOHAZARD LIVE VIRUS, some mice, and a tiny Rwandan Vervet monkey designated, to be destroyed. Nicole toldJohn, "You were brought in to take the fall. You're their lamb. Their sacrificial lamb." "A professional scapegoat." John's experiments revealed three positive results that could benefit humanity.
The establishment wanted the vaccine info squashed because it would force changes. People would be angry with John because he had upset the status quo. John soon learned the deeper meaning behind, "Posse das pessoas," will of the people. This is excellent. A thought-provoking story.
John Bascom spent thirty five years in banking, and eleven years in health care governance. He writes from dedicated research and true life experience.
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Pam Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Up! All night...
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2011
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I began reading Caine's Pestilence ebook at 11pm last night, intending to read a few chapters and finish it later today. I couldn't put it down! The characters and story kept me spellbound til mid-morning when I read the last page. It is a fantastic read and I highly recommend it. I don't know John Bascom personally, but we have worked at the same bank for almost the same number of years and timeframe, and oddly enough, I learned we were employed at the same healthcare facility later in our careers! He is truly a gifted author. I loved everything about the book, but in particular, I enjoyed the tribute page to his wife Nicola (the influence for the book's character Nicole), and best of all, the book gave 'closure' at the end so that I wasn't left frustrated as to how the story ended. Bravo, Mr. Bascom! I can't wait to read your next book!
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Ivie Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't want to put it down.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2011
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Truthfully, I didn't know if I'd like the book when I bought it. It's not normally the type of subject matter I would be interested in reading. However, from the moment I started reading it, I found myself wanting to read more. I didn't want to put the book down!

The writer has a fantastic writing style, describing the story in great detail. Lots of twists, turns and surprises in this book. This book if definitely worth reading and I highly recommend it.
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Guitarded
3.0 out of 5 stars Uncomfortable premise
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2012
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This book was a good read, but their premise of the actual President Obama having been assassinated was uncomfortable, especially in the midst of a politically charged election season. The book did have some interesting thoughts about a society under a Pelosi administration, some of it purely satire. The author could have fictionalized the names without destroying the story, and probably would have sold more books. The book was very readable and was a good value for the cost, despite the historical fiction aspects that detracted from the story.
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Michael B
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting view of a right wing nightmare
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2012
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I was hesitant about this novel (a first novel with a anti Democratic message), but I thought what the hell. For 3 bucks I'll read it on my Kendall then maybe write a review about how bad it was. After reading the first chapter I was thinking what a wast of money this was, I'm glad that I continued reading.
I found this book to be a interesting peak at what hard core right-wingers truly believe will happen with the Democrats in full control, Taro-card readings paid for by government as a medical expense, free pot and heroin provided by the government etc...
This book is written in an interesting style John writing his memoir while siting in a cell next to Dubya in Guantanamo Bay. The basic point of the story is what would happen if you could magically eliminate prejudice and baseless hate (I don't think that they would turn Republicon as the book implies).
Nancy Pelosi becomes President when a (Blackwater like) Company Assassinates Obama then frames Biden for it ( this is more likely to happen now that John Boehner is Speaker of the House).
I would recommend this book if you want insight on how right wingers view Democrats.
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