The Cobweb

The Cobweb is Stephen Bury's second novel.

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Stephen Bury - Novel

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A thought-provoking thriller set in the tense moments of the Gulf War. When Clyde Banks, an Iowan Deputy with a newborn baby and a wife in the Gulf, starts looking into odd events in his town, he discovers a plot involving a new Triangle Trade of terrorists, chemical warfare, and training. Mixing the events staged in Washington, D.C. and those happening in the Gulf, a strange thread of deceit appears to be winding its way back to Iowa.

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Gulf War - Iowa - Terrorist - Chemical warfare - Washington, D.C.

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The novel is set in the fictional Iowa twin towns of Wapsipinicon-Nishnabotna, named for the Wapsipinicon River and Nishnabotna River. In what may be a small hommage to this, there is a scene in the webcomic Wapsi Square - in one strip, a character is seen attending a "Wapsipinicon DMV" office.

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Wapsipinicon River - Nishnabotna River - Webcomic - Wapsi Square

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