What if some of our nation’s architects set into motion a series of acts so treasonous that we are still feeling their effects nearly two-and-a-half centuries later? That is the question at the heart of this stunning, provocative thriller.When newly minted doctor of history Jonathan Rickner stumbles across an old film canister in the National Archives, he sets off an explosive chain of events … events that leaves dozens dead and himself on the run. The contents of that canister, revealing long-buried evidence about the Kennedy assassination, is just the first piece of a centuries-old puzzle stretching from the Civil War to the Constitutional Convention and back to modern day.
Joined by Chloe Harper, a conspiracy devotee desperate to clear her disgraced FBI agent father’s name, Jon becomes entangled in a web of deception dating to the American Revolution. Going toe-to-toe with a powerful secret aristocracy formed by a rogue faction of Founding Fathers, Jon and Chloe are forced into a desperate race to discover the incredible truth behind a conspiracy theory older than the United States itself.
From the streets of Dallas to the colonial meeting halls of Boston to the palatial mansions of Embassy Row to a secret complex deep beneath the American heartland, through celebrated museums, forgotten chambers, and presidential tombs, Jon and Chloe must expose those responsible before it’s too late. For another attack is imminent, and if they fail in their quest, America may never recover.
Propelled by puzzles and mysteries that demand to be solved and brimming with exhaustively researched details from America’s past, THE FOUNDING TREASON is a singularly immersive thriller, one that will leave you questioning who is really calling the shots.
“THE FOUNDING TREASON does everything right. Here is a thriller that ratchets up the tension with every turn of the page, that makes you look at historical fact in an entirely new light, and kept me up late into the night to discover the shocking truths at the end. And the central plot: I bet Dan Brown wishes he had this idea first. Don’t miss this blockbuster in novel form!”
– James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of CRUCIBLE
“A smart, action-packed thriller! Secret societies, pulse-pounding puzzles, and cinematic conspiracies, THE FOUNDING TREASON has it all. Jeremy Burns has crafted one dynamite tale.”
– Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of SPYMASTER
“A fascinating blend of modern-day action and historical intrigue … recommended.”
– Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
“THE FOUNDING TREASON is a blistering and bracing thriller rooted in stellar historical speculation. Jeremy Burns expertly combines what was with what could be in staking his rightful claim to the territory owned by Steve Berry and Brad Meltzer. Effortlessly combining hard-charging action with exhaustive research, here is a tale as riveting as it is relentless carved from the tradition of the National Treasure films with a bit of The Da Vinci Code sprinkled in for good measure.”
– Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author of the Caitlin Strong series
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The Founding Treason by Jeremy Burns
Book starts out with praise for authors works.
Really enjoyed this book, didn’t realize it’d be over 400 pages in length, took me a bit longer than most books.
It’s so fascinating to learn more about Templars and all the conspiracies that I’ve heard bits and pieces about over the years.
This book pieces them all together into one big puzzle for you.
Love all the travel, unknown locations, and link them all together to one another.
Love that this book goes back so far and how that all plays into todays’ world.
Received this review copy from the publisher and this is my honest opinion.
A fast paced thriller through our nation’s history and secret societies upon which it was founded.
The Founding Treason
by Jeremy Burns
Author Jeremy Burns takes the reader on tumultuous ride through some of the US’ most controversial historic moments. Moments shrouded in conspiracy theories about secret societies covering up what really happened. In this fictional account, Jonathan Rickner and Chloe Harper race against staying alive and outrunning the authorities while they solve the mystery of who really shot President J.F. Kennedy. However, this mystery goes back even further in time than the 1960’s.
It goes back even before July 4th, 1776. To the time when our founding fathers were fighting a revolution within a revolution. When secret societies were forming within other secret societies to keep this nation together.
In this mystery thriller, it’s National Treasure meets The Da Vinci Code, with its own ticking clock that Jonathan and Chloe have to race to thwart another attack that could bring the country to the brink of another war. With the Society’s members holding key positions throughout the hierarchy of the government, they don’t know who to trust and who to run from.
When a henchman corners them in the Society’s archives they think the society has won, and their death is imminent nor is it.
This immensely entertaining thriller has so many details exhaustively researched that fact and fiction blurs between the lines. However the line falls along each side, this journey through happenings in DC provides thought provoking wonder. Who really is running this country? How much of this fictional narrative is based on truth? Will this country ever fall from its divisiveness?
One of my favorite quotes proves we can come together despite our different beliefs, “I think you sell the American public short. Yes, we’ve got some serious issues, and, yes, the media seems to focus on those a lot these days for clicks or whatever. But, by and large, we stick together when the going gets tough. Just look at how we pull together after natural disasters. Strangers digging deep and helping other strangers in need. While FEMA is still sorting out their paperwork, it’s volunteer firefighters and off-duty sheriff’s deputies, corporate execs and soccer moms, bricklayers and college students who answer the call, from right next door or three states away. Across all races, creeds, and cultures, at our hearts, we’re all American. And though we may disagree on a lot, at times even disagreeing on what makes us American, at our core, we’re all bound together by a greater community.”
But overall else, it is hope that keeps us fighting to preserve each other as stated in this quote, “Wayne put a hand on each of their shoulders. “As your elder, I’ve gained a lot of experience and insight over the years. I’ve seen some of the worst America has to offer. And I’ve also seen some of its best. My parents both died in 9/11. They didn’t have to. But they chose to try to save more people in the towers instead of saving themselves. This cemetery is full of self-sacrificing men and women who believed in that good and gave the best years of their lives—and many times even losing their lives—to fight to preserve it. Not because some twisted secret society was pulling the strings. Because they believed it was the right thing to do. Because they believed, as George Washington did, as Abe Lincoln did, and as JFK did, that America is worth fighting for. That hope and belief in forging a better tomorrow has been the lifeblood of the United States from its birth, and I have to believe it will keep going for a long while yet.”
If you love thrillers, and American history, The Founding Treason is your next “must” read!
FTC Disclaimer: I was given an ARC of this title by NetGalley and The Story Plant publisher for review purposes only; no other compensation was awarded me.