Morality One

About the Book

When I retired, I wanted to write about my experiences. The problem was that I didn’t know the first think about writing. I was capable when writing reports. I could wow you with my PowerPoint presentation, but writing a book was new. So, what could be so hard. I had spent many hours on airplanes reading a variety of books. I launched into my writing career. As this was my first book, I was willing to spend money to have my manuscript professionally edited. The result damaged my ego for some time. Everything was out of order. My paragraphing was pitiful. My character development was non-existent. Added to this was two pages of rules. Some of these I had never heard of. This was worse than a “F” grade on a term paper. It was no grade. The effort was rejected. I set about to rewrite the whole thing. Rules were followed. The story followed a time line. My characters became people. My story was placed in the time of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, and weapons of mass destruction (WMD’s). I put together an ideal CIA team. First was the timeless professional. Add the technical cyber geek. Then came the all-American football player and last but not least you have the beautiful blonde. A spy thriller, a love story, and the sought after WMD makes for an exciting reading pleasure. Try it, you will like it.

About the Author

In 1994 James West retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Finance Corporation after 27 years with Lockheed Corporation. Prior to joining Lockheed he had completed a year of post graduate study in business after receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Psychology from UCLA. Converting from the skills learned in business -- letter and report writing, speeches and presentations -- to fiction writing took some time. He started with an appreciation for the paper back novel. An appreciation garnered from traveling extensively throughout the world for over 25 years. Long flights between time zones gave him ample opportunity to develop a sense about fiction. Morality One is his ideal. Start with an known fact -- Saddam Hussein has biological weapons. Bring together a team to uncover and destroy the most threatening and powerful weapon in his arsenal – dedicated, young and old, male and female, and rich. Add action and excitement and conclude with an ending that will shock you.