The de Lafitte Protocol is the enigmatic name given to a devilish
plot, hatched by a cunning but dismissed ex-MI6 agent who
secretively plots to assassinate all members of the wealthy de
Lafitte family, thereby gaining control of their vast family
foundation. The first book is a galvanizing mystery thriller,
paradoxically opening among the languid preparations of the annual
stag hunt at Chateau Lafitte outside Paris; the home of the Comte
de Lafitte, which has held stag hunts there, on and off since 1778.
The first book of this trilogy is unequivocal in revealing that it
is dealing with an attempted assassination of the hero of the book,
as he exits the Oxford Sheldonian having been awarded his doctoral
thesis on Nuclear Physics. This one off failed attempt, deepens the
mystery as Charles gains 10 years time to partially overcome his
severe handicap, when all hostilities seemingly cease: only to be
revived with the ensuing brutal assassination of The Master of the
stag hounds, his uncle Jacques Le Comte de Lafitte. Several other
members of this eponymous family, are also assassinated at Eton and
Oxford, spanning three generations. The shroud of the mystery
begins to unravel, when the young hero Dr. Charles Russell-Lafitte
is appointed the new head of the family. He and his cousins intend
to set up a sting operation, to flush out the unknown protagonists.
Charles retains his great optimism and zest for life. The book
unforgettably illuminates how his life, guided by his traditional
Christian faith, remains open to all nuances of balanced thought.
For the reader, it ends on a cliffhanger, as the family fly over
for their famous fox hunt 'The Mississipi run', ignorant of the
lethal booby-traps. This is also where this 2nd book of the trilogy
commences, when the switched at birth twin of Charles, called Il
Regazzo by the ex- Mafia, is seen setting up his deadly
assassination weapon at the hunting fixture in Kentucky. At this
juncture, the love plots in the book emerge, the love story of
Charles with a distant cousin, and intriguingly Il Regazzo with
another unknown cousin. This alarmingly intriguing read is greatly
enhanced by the atmospheric detail, almost participative portrayal
of international stag and fox hunting set in unique American
countryside, amidst a flurry of bizarre individuals, among the busy
lives of this intriguing family. If readers are thrilled by reading
this first and second book of the trilogy, the final book fully
resolves the mystery behind The de Lafitte protocol. They will then
witness the on and off dramatic outcome of the love story of
Charles and his twin and their distant cousins and wonder? How good
lives can and do, in the end overcome the evil machinations of
ungodly scenarios, guided by the 19th Century convert, John Henry
Newman.
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