“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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Good book from cover to cover. Excellent development of the main character and descriptive background material.
Wonderful book. I am waiting for my order of book 2.
A good read
It was a great book but I was a little disappointed that it didn’t end with answers to many of the questions. I will probably read the sequel.
A piece of crap
Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. Great read and characters.
A bit long… but an easy read.
The book held my interest throughout by giving excellent development of characters, especially that of Alan Arkin the main character. There were well developed plots with unexpected twists and turns; friendships becoming closer, while others who had been supportive over the years were discovered to be nonexistent. It is a book that will entertain from beginning to end.
Ready to read the next one!
Previously reviewed
I really enjoyed this book
Just finished and can’t wait to get to the second book
Ending NGK was a let down, was building up to be exciting, but just kind of dropped off. Good read though.
Would not recommend, dragged on, boring!
Maybe THEY are already out there….getting ready to purge the future of evil men.
While I understand this was to be part 1 I do think a book should have an ending even if it leaves the door open to the next instalment. This book doesn’t and is more like a TV show leaving you in mid air. But TV will show the next part in a day or week so you can remember where you were. A book doesn’t so it was a bit disappointing to be left with no ending.
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A long book that ended abruptly without a good ending. Seemed to be a prelude to a follow on book. Not fair to the reader.
Book ends with no resolution. Nate is pretentious, dropping names of designers and wines, who cares. Really wordy, lots of irrelevant facts and thoughts added that have no impact on story.
too slow moving. couldn’t get interested in it.