CONSPIRACY AT DESERT ONE

About the Book

Following April 25, 1980, Iranian Revolutionary Guards arrested Laleh Sanders, an American photojournalist in Tehran. The Iranian Press charged her with spying for America. She then disappeared for ten months before allowed to leave Iran. Why? President Carter claimed to have no knowledge of her at a press conference. Who was Laleh Sanders and what role did she play in preventing the American rescue-effort from reaching Tehran? Did someone plant a bad seed for the embassy takeover then realize the American, hostage, rescue-effort must be prevented? Did an act of sabotage occur to assure the change of guard within the American Presidential Office? Were there men who put such a plan into operation? Laleh Sanders follows a directive given her by a man holding court deep in her heart. Learning the truth sends Laleh’s daughter Roya and an American novelist on a dangerous search. Any commandeering of events from the book The Guts to Try and woven into the novel was done purposely. The novel Conspiracy at Desert One was written by interweaving American military planning for the rescue-effort. This material comes from an account written by retired Colonel James Kyle. It is an honor to know him and have his willingness to allow me access and use. Anyone interested in military history and truth as to what took place that fateful night should check with their library and read his book. Hopefully it will be reprinted.

About the Author

Bernace Charles is thankful to have had the English novelist Frank Baker encourage him to write. Charles is a retired middle school teacher who has worked at writing fiction through the past 30 years.