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The Rosecross is a labyrinthine journey into the throes of a terrifying conspiracy designed to lead our country into a war-for-profit, unless one man can survive long enough to expose the truth. The son of a federal appeals court judge, Francesco's Micco's world is rocked when his mother is murdered in the kitchen of their family home in Vienna, Virginia. What starts as a shocking crime takes a turn to the sinister when the FBI mysteriously closes her file and his father, picking up scattered pieces of the investigation, dies under mysterious circumstances. Francesco picks up the mantle and sets out to seek justice on his own terms. But what follows is the stunning revelation that his father's old law school friend, the eccentric H. Victor VonBronstrup-- the Master of a secret society-- is embroiled in a conspiracy connected to his mother's murder. It's a conspiracy slamming Francesco into the vortex of a plan designed by a secret cabal housed in the Pentagon whose endgame is to plunge the country into a war-for-profit. Undaunted, Francesco maneuvers through the clues left by his father, but his life becomes even more entangled when his sister is kidnapped. Her ransom? His promise to smother the truth. He now faces the deadliest decision in his life. Should he abort his search or should he ferret out the government machination designed to dupe the American public? Drawn from the institutions of America's justice and political systems, The Rosecross is a first-rate political thriller with the type of sophisticated, tension-filled plotting generally reserved for seasoned veterans such as David Balducci and John Grisham. Filled with well-cast characters, crackling dialogue, and danger at every turn, Francis Caiazza's debut novel is a scintillating examination of family bonds, a government ruse and the fine line separating the justice of the law-and the justice of a higher power.

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Long before he graduated from law school, Francis Caiazza had a passion for writing. But he put that dream on hold and instead pursed a legal career. After a two year tour of duty in the Army at the Judge Advocate's office at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC, he hung out his shingle in a small Western Pennsylvania town. For sixteen years his practice centered on civil damage and criminal defense litigation as he honed his courtroom skills. He capped his career as a lawyer by arguing a case in the United States Supreme Court which involved an Amishman's right to freely practice his religion.In 1994 he was appointed to the federal bench. As a federal judge, he tried cases dealing with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Civil Rights Act, and civil damage cases involving diversity litigation. He also wrote on federal habeas corpus writs--cases that test the reasons or grounds of a convicted inmates detention. During this phase of his legal career, he taught as an adjunct professor at the Duquesne University School of Law, his undergraduate alma mater. While on the federal bench, he began in earnest to cater to his jealous mistress. Up at four in the morning before he made the short walk to the federal courthouse, he began to write a novel. Realizing that he needed help, Judge Caiazza conferred with writing coaches and editors, while testing the story's plot with readers who offered criticism and suggestions. And he wrote about what he knew best--the law. Ten years later, The Rosecross was published. It's a legal-political thriller. Judge Caiazza lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Roselee. They are the parents of three children. The Caiazza's also have five grandchildren.

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