Breathe Press To Host Book Release Party For Local Author John Fenzel

    WASHINGTON, DC, October 08, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Breathe Press will host first-time author John Fenzel for a book release party and signing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Cafe Milano at 3251 Prospect Street NW, Washington, D.C.

John Fenzel, a writer and senior Special Forces officer from Washington, D.C., will sign copies of his first book, The Lazarus Covenant, an international thriller that explores the scourge of extremism, terrorism and war in a haunting tale of friendship, faith and forgiveness. With 25 years of military service, Fenzel writes from his own experiences, relating his story authentically in dramatic settings that extend from the Oval Office to the Balkans, all in a time of extreme crisis.

The Lazarus Covenant was released on October 1 with a full battery of pre-publication praise from notables like Mary Matalin, Judith Miller, Wesley Clark , and Tom Ridge, as well as correspondents from the Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, CNN an NBC terrorism analysts, authors and senior military leaders.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an invitation only event. Media or booksellers interested in attending this event must RSVP to Claire Raynor ([email protected] or 336-324-1190).

About the Author:
John Fenzel is a senior Army Special Forces officer who has served on our nation's battlefields throughout Europe and the Middle East. He has served as a military assistant on the personal staff of the Secretary of Defense, as a Special Assistant to the Vice President, and as a White House Fellow during the Clinton and Bush administrations.

He commanded the Special Forces Training Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and an Army brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In the wake of the September 11th attacks, he served as Staff Director for Tom Ridge in the Homeland Security Council. He was the principal architect of The Homeland Security Advisory System, our nation's color-coded alert system.

John is a graduate of the Naval War College and the National War College. Born in Iowa and raised outside Chicago, John lives with his wife and three children in Washington, D.C. The Lazarus Covenant is his first novel.

Website: http://www.johnfenzel.com

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