"Sam Morton's BETRAYED shows a writer with a keen eye for human detail, an ear for character and a nose for suspense. He sketches ordinary lives with deft strokes that make them wholly believable, even as they are pushed into the extraordinary world and perils of the high-stakes international thriller. A writer to watch."

–A.J. Hartley, best-selling author of WHAT TIME DEVOURS and ACT OF WILL

It’s an election year and Senator Ben “Pitchfork” Stevens from Texas made a campaign promise to stop illegal immigration. He virtually has. Problem is, people trying to cross the border keep disappearing. That’s a dilemma for 15-year-old Austin Pierce whose father is a political consultant involved with the senator and whose best friend, Rico Alvarez, happens to be in the United States illegally. 

After Rico's family voluntarily deports, Austin discovers that Rico’s beautiful cousin Veronica helps people cross over illegally. He faces a decision: should he help his friends or help the FBI to stop the senator's evil ways?  

Either path could lead to danger, even death.

Sam Morton, a 1985 graduate of The Citadel, holds bachelor's and master's degrees in English. He is co-author of four fiction anthologies and sole author of Ramblings, a collection of his own short stories and poems. 

He is a member of The Inkplots Writers Group, and is an active freelance writer for several regional and national magazines. He has received a number of awards for his writing. 

His past occupations include a 12-year stint as a robbery/homicide detective for the Richland County Sheriff's Department in Columbia, SC, a ten-year career as a professional wrestler, and one long week as the blade changer on the potato cutting machine at the Frito Lay plant in Charlotte, N.C. 

He resides in Columbia, SC with his wife, and two children. Find out more about Sam by logging onto www.sammorton.com.

Release Date: October 2009

Title: Betrayed

Author: Sam Morton

ISBN: 978-1-59080-651-7

Genre: Young Adult Suspense

Pages: 244

Price: $12.99 US $15.99 CAN

Distribution:

Echelon/Quake Direct

Ingram Book Co.

Partners Book Dist.

Follett Distribution

Brodart Co.

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