Door

The Door centers on its main character David DePalma. He started Astral Communications, an up and coming computer software manufacturing company. He worked himself up the corporate ladder the hard way with proper work ethics and sound principles, He governs his personal life in the same manner. Along the road his acquaintances whether professional or personal are more than just "e;one night stands"e; so to speak. Rajasthan "e;Raj"e; Patel, Sergei Tesi, William Stieger just to name a few. Stieger is head of Global Avionics , a long standing aeronautics company with government ties. A huge contract that would benefit both Astral and Global engages both sides in contract negotiations that give the reader an insight into the inner workings of the corporate world. A diversion in the book takes you through a terrorist kidnapping of William Stieger. This involves fanaticism as well as a power struggle with other countries. How the government and security forces work to try to resolve this, is in itself a course of study. After the resolution of this part you are once again thrown back to the corporate world. As success is achieved, David's life begins to be turned inside out and his world comes crashing down. Where he is going he is not sure, but he needs to start somewhere. The intriguing part, of the book is that there are two scenarios occurring simultaneously. This enlightens the reader to a whole host of new fascinating characters. Martha, Albert, old man Henry, the mother with the two frightened children and last but not least Betty, are among some of the new faces. The reader is constantly challenged to comprehending the events of the moment and to which scenario are these events connected. After deceit and backstabbing are finally realized David finds himself in a wild car chase scene that puts him in unknown territory. But it is the truth that David wants and he gets something that he never expected, at the final meeting