Query Me This...

I'd like to conduct a little exercise / experiment.  Deadline for submissions is Friday, May 28 at 10pm Eastern Time.  Please read on for details...

Send me a query and the first five pages for a novel based on this premise:
(I'll explain why in a second)

Our protagonist has found evidence that the government is being lured into war.  If the country engages in the conflict abroad, its military will not be able to deal with an imminent invasion by a rival nation.  The problem is that the source of the information is a double-agent, and our protagonist is being set up to cause the war he/she is trying to prevent.
 
I'm curious to see the following results:

- How good the queries are, and if it seems easier to write a good query than a good novel.  I bet we'll see some pretty good queries that don't have a manuscript to back them up.

- The sample pages should shed some light on our fears about a plot/concept being ripped off by another writer.  I think the sample pages will illustrate how different each writer's voice is, and even though all submissions are based on the same premise some will be much better than others. 

- How different each response is in terms of genre.  The premise is vague enough to be fantasy, mystery/thriller, crime, sci-fi, urban fantasy, steampunk, and even YA.  I know there are many talented storytellers out there, show us your chops!

Hopefully three-and-a-half weeks will be enough time for you to craft a submission. 

Email submissions to rjdaley101071@gmail.com  

Each entry will have its own post, and posts will be up on Monday, May 31.  Comments and critiques for each post are encouraged, so long as they are polite and professional.

On Friday, June 4, after we have all had several days to read through the submissions, I will post a discussion thread.  

There are no prizes.  I can dig up the clip about "eternal consciousness" from Caddyshack if you feel the need for a fiscal reward for participating.