Where Did Everybody Go? Book 1

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Where Did Everybody Go?

Where Did Everybody Go? Series – Book 1

In less than one second, Ray Ferrari’s world turns upside down. He was completely unaware that the Rapture had just taken place. 

Ray’s pleasant lunch in the park was abruptly interrupted by the sounds of car crashes and screaming people. He quickly looked around. The street preacher had vanished along with most of his outdoor congregation. The elderly couple walking by inexplicably disappeared. Where did everybody go?

Back at Mimtrin’s corporate offices, the leader of the next-generation construction management software, Mimstruct Pro, had vanished. The next person up was gone.

The company is bidding to become the software of choice for the third Temple in Jerusalem. The CEO catapults Ray to the role of leader for the Temple III project. As a non-believer, Ray never had the desire to read the Bible. He knows, however, that this is no ordinary building. In order to credibly communicate with Jews and Christians on the selection committee, he will need Bible basics and a condensed history of the Temple. Grasping the passion of both religions for this project poses unique challenges for an unbelieving Ray.

As the new leader, Ray discovers product sabotage on the project. In addition, the company’s largest competitor is trying to steal intellectual property. Who is behind the attempted murder of a key employee? A series of highly improbable coincidences that lead to answers makes Ray question his atheism. To Ray, pure faith in God, any god, is not rational. An up-and-coming star at the United Nations is miraculously changing the world landscape while beginning to bring calm to a world in chaos. Ray’s quandaries grow exponentially with each twist and turn.

 

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Let Me Introduce You to Some of the Characters in Book One

RAY FERRARI

He is a highly intelligent software analyst at Mimtrin Technologies. He is an atheist with strong moral values. When key people disappeared the day of the Rapture, Ray is thrust from his cushy job that allows him to stay out of the spotlight, into a major leadership role.

LETICIA JEFFERSON

Retired after 30 years as a high-ranking officer from the US Army Military Intelligence Technology Division. She now manages the software department at Mimtrin Technologies. She suspects a competitor is attempting to steal intellectual property and is using her investigative skills to uncover the attempt.

MOSHE ABRAMS

He is a retired General from the Israeli Defense Force. He is the CEO and major shareholder in Mimtrin Technology. Mimstruct Pro is the company’s construction management software, bidding to be the software of choice on the Temple III project in Jerusalem. “Mo” allows the IDF to use the software in preparation for an inevitable attack that Israel sees coming.

ENRIQUE MARTIN

He was raised by missionary parents in Mexico who were killed trying to prevent child trafficking. He is theologically savvy but never became a believer. He rejected God after the assassination of his parents. A series of events allowed him to move to Los Angeles, where he worked as a maintenance worker at Mimtrin Technologies.

MARIA ESTABAN GOMEZ

She was an accounts receivable clerk who discovered a money laundering scheme. The information she passed to the authorities put her life in danger. The agency changed her name, moved her to Los Angeles, and recruited her as a confidential source investigating Mimtrin Technologies.

PATRICK “RED” O’DONNELL 

He is a pastor at a church in Los Angeles. Pre-Rapture, ego and greed drove his ministry. Post-Rapture, he immediately committed his life to Jesus. He started a Bible Church dedicated to saving as many souls as he could. A series of “coincidences” brings Ray and Enrique to Red’s small church in a strip-mall shopping center.

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