On a quiet park bench in Manhattan—just miles from the ruins of the World Trade Center—a spymaster delivers a chilling secret message to Jake Grafton: A rogue Russian general has sold four nuclear warheads to a radical Islamic terrorist group, the Sword of Islam. The group intends to detonate them in America in the ultimate terror strike, the apocalypse that will trigger a holy war between Western civilization and the Muslim world. After passing the message on to his peers, Grafton is charged by the president with assembling a secret team to find the warheads before America's population centers are consumed by a nuclear holocaust.
As he hunts for terrorists, Grafton soon finds himself up to his neck in power politics, techno-billionaires, money-grubbing traitors, anarchists, and spies. He also discovers that the terrorists don't all come from the Middle East. They come from places close to home. They masquerade as patriots. Some may even have the president's ear.
With the survival of Western civilization at stake, Grafton pulls out all the stops. Calling on the assistance of the indomitable Toad Tarkington, and CIA burglar Tommy Carmellini, he raids the prisons to assemble his team while the clock ticks toward Armageddon.
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"I really enjoyed this book. It has been awhile since I have read any of the Jake Grafton series but this one definitely kept me entertained. " — Eric (4 out of 5 stars)
"I really enjoyed this book. It has been awhile since I have read any of the Jake Grafton series but this one definitely kept me entertained. "
" Audio Book. Jake and Tommy Carmellini stop terrorists from detonating an atomic bomb in the torch of the statue of liberty. "
" Alright, but too many good accidents and not enough interesting characters. "
" A thrilling, fast paced read. "
" Yeah, it was okay. The ending was at least enjoyable, if 100% predictable. There is a comment in there about Australian women that I highly enjoyed. I can only guess that the same level of insight applies to observations made about Arab terrorists or Russian spies. "
" Easy, quick read. A bit unbelievable and sketchy in places. Lacks fullness in the story by shorting many interesting opportunities to bring a robustness to a character line. But closure to all the characters is provided; albeit, some more "story-line" satisfactorily than other. "
" tres bon livre, plein d'action. "
" jake grafton book on tape outstanding my favorite so far!!!!! "
" This was a 3.5 star adventure novel in Coons' Jake Grafton series --- lots of action, but not enough explanation of the "bad guys'" motivations. Still, it was an entertaining thriller and fun to read, a great beach book. "
" Predictable. Fun, but predictable. Not a lot of realism. "
" Gripping story in that it COULD happen. Well written, keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way thorough. "
Stephen Coonts is the author of over a dozen New York Times bestselling novels, the first of which was the classic flying tale Flight of the Intruder. His books have since been translated and published around the world. A former naval aviator, Coonts flew combat missions during the Vietnam War and later served as a flight instructor. He received his law degree in 1979 and moved to West Virginia to practice, returning to Colorado in 1981 as a staff attorney specializing in oil and gas law for a large independent oil company. He now lives in Nevada and writes full time.
Guerin Barry is a stage, screen, and television actor, as well as a musical performer. He has lent his vocal talents to The Empire Strikes Back, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Days of Our Lives, animated films, and talking toys.
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