The Puppet Master
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  • Reads 1,617
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  • Parts 6
  • Time 53m
Ongoing, First published May 19, 2016
Nikoo & Jim McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey

The Puppet Master

Four seemingly disparate lives are beginning to unravel... and one person is holding the strings.

The Rocket Scientist
On the eve of a new satellite launch, the fiancé of NASA Project Manager Alanna Mendes is killed in a fishing accident...only to be spotted six months later in Silicon Valley.

The Computer Genius
Four years after being caught by Homeland Security hacking into NASA's mainframe computer, Jay Alexi is still blacklisted from the top colleges and computer companies. Now a changed man with a pregnant wife, he is desperate for a second chance.

The Financial Wizard
Once a successful international banking CFO, today David Collier is a broken man who can't afford the expensive treatment for his daughter's rare kidney disorder.

The American Dream
When a terrorist group abducts the son of rags-to-riches Steven Galvin, the billionaire is trapped in a nightmare where no amount of money can help him.

One person ties them together... THE PUPPET MASTER!
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