“McFate just might be the next Tom Clancy, only I think he’s even better… The action is non-stop and shuttles back and forth between scary-believable and rollicking good fun. I read High Treason during a six-hour plane ride and the trip went by like the snap of my fingers.” —James Patterson
In this pulse-pounding action thriller perfect for fans of Brad Thor and David Baldacci, Tom Locke … pulse-pounding action thriller perfect for fans of Brad Thor and David Baldacci, Tom Locke must stop dark forces working to overthrow the president
En route to the National Prayer Breakfast, the U.S. vice president’s motorcade is hit in a vicious, expertly planned attack that throws Washington, DC, into chaos. Everyone assumes it’s terrorists— everyone but young FBI agent Jennifer Lin. She is certain that the easy answers here are not the likely ones. . . . Half a world away, former military contractor Tom Locke has his own doubts about what happened—and who did it. He suspects his former employer, Apollo Outcomes. But why would the global private military corporation orchestrate such a brutal strike on U.S. soil?
Returning to DC, Locke teams with Lin and discovers that a civil war is secretly brewing in the military-contracting world. A division of one company has gone rogue, led by a power-hungry former colleague of Locke’s who may have planned the attack on the vice president himself. But this man couldn’t have pulled it off without help from inside the government. The VP’s itinerary and route were confidential—which means there must be a traitor high up in either the White House or the NSA who is leaking information.
But why? And who could be pulling the strings? Radical Islamic terrorists? Or is this a new ploy by Putin to subvert American leadership? Or is someone else behind the attack? Only Locke can get to the bottom of the conspiracy—and blow it apart with one bold strike before it’s too late.
“High Treason has brutal assassinations, shocking betrayals, even heated gun battles in the shadow of the White House. It had me breathless—from the sheer audacity of its storytelling to its breakneck pacing. It’s not to be missed!” —James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Odyssey
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McFate just might be the next Tom Clancy, only I think he’s even better… The action is non-stop and shuttles back and forth between scary-believable and rollicking good fun. I read High Treason during a six-hour plane ride and the trip went by like the snap of my fingers.
High Treason has brutal assassinations, shocking betrayals, even heated gun battles in the shadow of the White House. It had me breathless — from the sheer audacity of its storytelling to its breakneck pacing. It’s not to be missed!
McFate knows his way around bold, riveting stories, fascinating characters and ground-level combat that are sure to please fans of Brad Thor, Tom Clancy, and Daniel Silva.
HIGH TREASON by Sean McFate is the third book in the Tom Locke military action thriller series, but it is the first one that I have read. It worked as a standalone, but I believe reading the series in order would provide additional background and character depth. When the U.S. President is sick, the vice-president and his wife head to the National Prayer Breakfast. Unfortunately, their motorcade is hit in a terrorist attack and chaos ensues. Meanwhile, Tom Locke is in Israel when he sees news footage of the event and thinks he knows who is involved and FBI agent Jennifer Lin believes someone else is the culprit. Who is right? Who can be trusted? What really happened? Who is pulling the strings? Why did this occur?
The main characters of Tom and Jen are compelling and definitely someone you can root for. Their characters were distinct and each had their own flaws and virtues. The internal and external conflicts arose out of characterization and circumstance and did not feel contrived or forced. This action thriller had nail-biting scenes that kept me turning the pages until its completion. The plot was engrossing, suspenseful, action-packed, and thought-provoking. The ending was dramatic and riveting but the epilogue wrapped up a couple items without saying how. That caused me to reduce my rating by one star.
Overall, this was an intriguing, heart-pounding action thriller. I am looking forward to the next book in the series as well as going back and reading books one and two. If you like exciting, and gripping military action thrillers, then this may be the next series for you.
Many thanks to HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow and Sean McFate for a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way.
I was fascinated with the weapons and tech the participants had. It left me wondering how much was real. Not much character development. The romantic part was flat.
I won a copy of this novel, but this is an honest review.
This is not one of the genres I usually read but it sounded very interesting. I’m glad I expanded my reading horizons. I will admit that since I’m not the most tech savvy person some of the detailed descriptions went well over my head, but was still able to get into the story. I bet those parts are super interesting to others though.
The end of this novel sets up the reader so that you are led right into the set up for Sean McFate’s next novel. I think I’ll need to try other novels by this author to see if I have discovered a new genre I like after all. I think recommend people give this book a chance especially if you enjoy thrillers or political intrigue.
Intelligent, funny, gritty, Ferrari-paced — at times even electric. Shadow War is in the running for best debut of 2016!