Creative, shocking, and constantly intriguing, Black Swan Impact is a taut geopolitical novel that features a bold but grim vision of a post-World War III future. The thrilling storyline never meanders, instead moving forward with purpose and keeping the reader in eager pursuit of it. Readers will enjoy this captivating, insightful, and detailed crisis that could only be created by an insider with many years of expertise in the subject matter.A former government employee of the Department of Homeland Security, Helen Hynson Vettori delivers a credible and horrifying tale born from her consternation regarding the United States government's suboptimal response to SARS CoV-2. Appalled that previous years of planning and preparation for biological incidents, to include pandemics, were overlooked, she wrote this sci-fi political thriller. As a result, readers will find unnerving truths woven throughout this terrifying fiction. Further, with her background as a Senior Medical Intelligence Analyst and paramedic, she provides graphic descriptions with visceral details that compel readers to turn each page with chilling captivation.

Helen Hynson Vettori first served the National Capital Region as an EMT/Paramedic. Post 9/11, she joined the Department of Homeland Security workforce as a senior medical intelligence analyst. Next, Helen specialized in planning and preparing for biological incidents to include pandemics. Because of her contributions to those efforts, she earned Employee of the Year for emergency management, particularly demonstrated by her role as a fellow in the US government's National Security Professional Program-Emergency Management. After retirement, her consternation with the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic compelled her to write about a black swan. She lives in Leesburg, VA, with her husband.