Authorpreneur Dashboard – Jennifer Lang
The Whistle-Blower’s Confession
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
'The Whistle-Blower's Confession' is like 'The Pelican Brief' meets 'Silkwood' with a twist.
In this psychological thriller, Kelly Anderson, an investigative reporter, who after the death of her aunt to cancer, discovers that the American people have been used as guinea pigs for years and wages war against a biotech company and US government plot to systematically change the DNA of the American people and hold them accountable.
Book Bubbles from The Whistle-Blower’s Confession
What about you?
Cancer is now the #1 killer of children under the age of 15. I remember when I first read this horrible statistic. I had a sense of anger, followed by a sense of urgency. How do we just accept this and do nothing about it? To watch TV networks do cover stories on the courage of little kids breaks my heart. As in the story, when Kelley sees the news report, it doesn’t sit well with her either. And as you’ve learned, Kelley and I want to kill the root cause of the issue............ What about you?
Victim #1
The Whistle-Blower’s Confession can best be compared to The Pelican Brief meets Silkwood. The story of Karen Silkwood, asserts that she was possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant she worked at. In the fight against GMOs, there is a casualty that is sadly overlooked….the farmworker. Pesticide use grows heavier and heavier on most American farms, and agricultural workers are the first ones to be at risk. Often times, workers aren’t even warned about the chemicals that they are working with, and do not know they have been poisoned until they start vomiting or have trouble breathing. Their families are also at risk; workers are told not to hug their children when they get home from work until they’ve had a chance to shower and change their clothes. And being that scientific studies on the effect of pesticide exposure on farm workers is scarce, what we see is that workers and their children have suffered short-term symptoms such as vomiting, muscle cramps, skin rashes as well as long term problems such as leukemia, brain cancer, birth defects, nerve damage, and hormonal imbalances. As Chapter 2 starts, Kelley sees a farmworker getting out of a truck. She doesn’t know it yet, but their paths will cross again.
Action
At heart, I like action adventure movies, maybe because it was just my brother and I growing up. Give me suspense, sprinkle in a little mystery and all I need is some popcorn (Non-GMO of course) and I’m hooked...at least for two hours. The writers of these masterpieces, often take their story lines from major news events. The Whisttle-Blower’s Confession is a fictional story that addresses a real life threat to our society, way of thinking and health. I gave that love of movies to Grace. Because after all, you just can’t make this stuff up.
Who You Gonna Call
I was once asked..."Who are you most like, Grace or Kelley?"...Grace and Kelley...get it? :-) Anyway, I think each one is the best of me. I'm like Grace in a lot of ways, because I'm happiest if I encourage you and make you smile in a bad situation. I'm like Kelley in that I would rather get to the root of a situation than to put a bandage on it. Kelley is a seasoned, investigative reporter, so she knows when she's on to something and this fight is going to be bigger than she can handle on her own...So....who you gonna call?
Preparation Doesn't Mean Ready
I have aging parents and they both have aging friends and family members. So, more and more, year after year, there are funerals to attend. Our ultimate goal is to celebrate that person's life. Remembering how they loved us and how we loved them. Remembering their achievements and their legacy left in this world. However, sometimes in the midst of celebrating their life, we are flooded with a sea of emotion. Everything from grief and sadness to anger and even fear. Sometimes we handle it with grace and sometimes we don't. Kelley has done all that she can do. She made sure that Aunt Helee didn't spend her last days in a cold unfamiliar place. She was home, in her own bed and even though she knows what's coming....you're never ready for that final good-bye.
Unacceptable
“Well...., these things just happen.” People often say this when they don’t or can’t give you a definitive answer. And there are times that….Well…., these things just happen is the best answer you can give. But what if it’s not the best answer you’re willing to accept? What if what you’re hearing is unacceptable. Towards the middle of Chapter 2,that’s how Kelley felt talking to her aunt’s oncologist.....these things just happen ...was totally unacceptable.
Who are you?
When I was little, I had these children’s Bible stories on cassette tape. They felt like little audio movies, full of drama and orchestration. Just to listen to them as a child, sent my imagination soaring. My favorite was David and Goliath….Just thinking about it…. I can hear Goliath’s voice, loud, deep and strong. But David was my hero. I loved everything about David. He was a kid, he was brave and he trusted God. So when he looked at Goliath, the only thing he cared about was his covenant with God. Even as a kid, he remembered how the Lord helped him to overcome his battles and Goliath would be no different. So when David spoke, he spoke like Muhammad Ali…..but without the rhyme, just all of the confidence. So as I developed Kelley’s character, she had to be a little like David. Aunt Helee would teach her to be courageous and she used that courage as an investigative reporter, going after the tough stories. But, unbeknownst to her, one day, she would face a giant, an enemy who would come against her and everything Aunt Helee taught her would be tested.
In The Beginning
One of the greatest feelings is that feeling that you get when you help somebody, that you came along at just the right time or you said just the right thing to be a blessing to that person….that’s part of why we’re here. We’re here for each other. To help and uplift each other, so when I discovered that one of the things that had been plaguing my mother’s health was something called a GMO….first of all, what’s a GMO and why is it in my food? Why is it hidden on the label of ingredients, because let me tell you….the feeling you get when you buy something you think is healthy for your family, only to see that it’s causing your mom pain to the point where her eyes are filled with tears and she’s sitting there clenching her fists trying to bear the pain is NOT a good feeling. You want to say…’Hey!... Mr. Food Company! Your crap is hurting my mom!”...OK...I’ll admit it...that sounded like an eight year old. But at the end of the day, don’t we all turn into eight year old when called upon to defend our moms? This is how ‘The Whistle-Blower’s Confession’ starts. My main character Kelley..like myself has become caregiver to the one who raised her.
