Released on = April 25, 2006, 12:27 pm

Press Release Author = Virtual Word Publishing

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Fiction book, Sledgehammer, expertly takes you inside the ER
where a terrorists presents with smallpox symptoms. What follows is terrific drama
and action in trying to stop this epidemic from spreading throughout Los Angeles.
Excellent plot and character development make this a must read.

Press Release Body = Los Angeles, CA, April 2006: Fiction in the dictionary is
described as a story not based on reality but invented and fashioned to entertain or
deceive. This definition fits perfectly with the description of the fiction
thriller, Sledgehammer, . Sledgehammer is packed with
all the ingredients of a good fiction book: imagination, suspense, and a terrific
plot with plenty of action, but deceiving enough to leave you wondering, "Could it
happen today?"

The story unfolds in a Los Angeles hospital\'s emergency room, where a patient
appears with flu-like symptoms. The book\'s lead character, Max Kroose, an intuitive
emergency room physician, suspects smallpox and determines terrorists are to blame
for the attack. Kroose fears an onset of the more lethal form of smallpox,
Sledgehammer Smallpox, which kills within days. To save the hospital and the nation,
Kroose first must convince the hospital\'s top officials and the government of the
immenient threat., thereby stopping the epidemic.

In Sledgehammer you journey through the massive panic of outbreak, the initial
diagnosis, the realization that smallpox could spread to malls, sporting arenas, and
airports, and the rush to find a cure. It\'s a plot that draws you to each page to
see what happens next.

Author Dr. Paulo J. Reyes, an ER doctor and First Responder in Los Angeles, brings
the book its startling reality with the help of his 25 years of medical experience,
his First Responder training for terrorist\'s attacks, and his extensive research on
smallpox. Reyes supports voluntary smallpox vaccinations because this once dead
disease\'s is present in certain laboratories, making it available for a possible
terrorist threat. The Centers for Disease Control itself considers smallpox one of
the possible agents of a bioterrorist attack.

Fiction and science fiction buffs will love this action-packed drama, plot and
characters, as you yearn for the cure, and a way to stop the terrorists. Also,
because of the emergency room setting and focus on detail, those who love a great ER
drama on TV will enjoy this book as well. Sledgehammer (ISBN # 097713870-4) is 200
pages of great reading and is available at Reyes\' site, ,
Amazon, and leading online bookstores.

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