In Desperate Hours Thomas Kane has created a superb new novel that is as timely as it is exciting. The novel is a clarion call, alerting Americans that, in the War on Terror, we have many dangerously “soft” targets. Set in the beautiful Adirondack’s Lake George on a perfect Fourth of July, this tightly paced novel’s story unfolds over a period of fourteen hours of non-stop action.The story begins with vacationing attorney, Matt O’Malley, camping on the famous Bass Island in the middle of Lake George when soft moaning awakes him. The unconscious Heather Grant, who is beautiful, deceptive and manipulative, was thrown into Lake George in the early morning hours after having been assaulted on a boat. Nearly drowned, she has floated onto Bass Island, and the encounter will forever alter Matt O’Malley’s life.Matt revives Heather, and viewing it as a simple Good Samaritan effort, he attempts to bring her home. This, however, leads him to discover the plan for the next major terrorist attack on the United States. Targeted is the presumptive Democratic nominee for President and hundreds of his most loyal supporters, representing the elite leadership of the American worlds of industry, finance and entertainment.Matt careens the length of Lake George in a frantic effort to save the lives of hundreds of people, while dodging both terrorist assassins who want to kill him and powerful governmental agencies that want to arrest him. As Desperate Hours hurtles toward an unexpected and suspenseful conclusion, Matt must risk everything during the massive Fourth of July fireworks display in front of Green Island’s Sagamore Hotel to prevent a cataclysmic explosion that would forever destroy the sense of security of the American people, and tear apart the political fabric of the nation.