“This is a great beach read.” –USA TODAY Network.In the remote Four Corners region of Colorado, Special Agent Nathaniel Arkin, a disgraced former intelligence officer, investigates the killing of a bigoted, vitriolic preacher who was about to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In processing the murder scene, Arkin thinks he recognizes the modus operandi of a shadowy group he … group he pursued and was on the verge of exposing years earlier, just before his abrupt fall from grace and exile from Washington, D.C. Rumored to be run by a self-righteous, lapsed Jesuit priest, it was a group Arkin long suspected of orchestrating an international assassination campaign targeting charismatic, fledgling fanatics—future Hitlers and bin Ladens—just as they emerged from obscurity, before they were capable of instigating mass murder. Reluctant, but aching for redemption, Arkin resumes the chase, setting in motion a chain of events that could lead to his salvation—or his doom. Along the way, he confronts a question that has troubled him for many years: What creates murderous fundamentalists and fanatics like Hitler and bin Laden in the first place?
This is the first of a two-book series.
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The author never finishes the narrative and leaves the reader hanging when the book ends. I felt betrayed.
The author is very wordy on background stuff, and was slow to start. Once it got going it was interesting and I signed up for the 2nd book.
I got tired of the friendly insults between the main characters. At first it was funny, then tiresome. Maybe it’s just me.
unbelievable
This author is a very good story teller and the story is one that requires you to keep turning the pages for the next surprise. And the surprises keep coming. Great characters and conversations that not only make you laugh but make you wish you had close friends like these guys. The story doesn’t end with this book. So, I’m waiting for the next installment – book two. Please hurry it along.
Unbelievable characters
didn’t really like it
Disappointed in this book. Story meandered all over the place and then didn’t finish.
Interesting plot, but bogged down with too much detail, going over clues, past history. Plot did not move along fast enough. Also some interesting interplay between characters, but the constant put-downs got tiresome. I got bored with the book and did not finish it.