Executive Force
Published on 21. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-63576-442-0 (ISBN)
Description
The fourth standalone thriller in The Executive Series finds Secret Service Agent Scott Roarke on a serial assassin's trail-one that leads to a clandestine North Korean plot and a nuclear standoff.
"As harrowing as it is entertaining-a thrilling race against an ingenious plot to fracture the United States from within!" -Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Judgment and The Switch
Instability and fear seize the nation. Local and national political figures are systematically assassinated. A growing secessionist movement stirs up anti-government fervor. The combination creates nationwide unrest and lack of confidence in leadership. With the clock ticking toward a monumental constitutional crisis, President Morgan Taylor assigns Secret Service Agent Scott Roarke to investigate the assassinations. Meanwhile, Roarke's fiancee, an assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, is tasked with researching the separatists. Attorney Katie Kessler goes rogue to gather evidence for the court. Roarke hunts a lone assassin across two continents. Their paths lead them both to a decades-old plot hatched at a private school in Switzerland, now leading to North Korea.
With the assassin ready to make his greatest kill and critical destabilizing votes occurring state-by-state, the president must decide whether to activate America's own secretive, long-incubating active measures against an enemy that can't be exposed, but must be stopped. Timely and revealing, with an inside-out view of real and present dangers, Executive Force brings a political reality to the page that feels like breaking news.
"As harrowing as it is entertaining-a thrilling race against an ingenious plot to fracture the United States from within!" -Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Judgment and The Switch
Instability and fear seize the nation. Local and national political figures are systematically assassinated. A growing secessionist movement stirs up anti-government fervor. The combination creates nationwide unrest and lack of confidence in leadership. With the clock ticking toward a monumental constitutional crisis, President Morgan Taylor assigns Secret Service Agent Scott Roarke to investigate the assassinations. Meanwhile, Roarke's fiancee, an assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, is tasked with researching the separatists. Attorney Katie Kessler goes rogue to gather evidence for the court. Roarke hunts a lone assassin across two continents. Their paths lead them both to a decades-old plot hatched at a private school in Switzerland, now leading to North Korea.
With the assassin ready to make his greatest kill and critical destabilizing votes occurring state-by-state, the president must decide whether to activate America's own secretive, long-incubating active measures against an enemy that can't be exposed, but must be stopped. Timely and revealing, with an inside-out view of real and present dangers, Executive Force brings a political reality to the page that feels like breaking news.
Reviews / Votes
"Ingeniously plotted, authentically detailed, chillingly mesmerizing, imaginatively dramatizing real and present dangers, Executive Force is an international political thriller that hits with force." -Jim Parry, BookTrib.com"Gary Grossman's electrifying Executive Force-a cautionary tale, not so much ripped from the headlines as conceivably foretelling them. A political thriller of the highest order, cut from the cloth of Alan Drury and Richard Condon." -Jon Land, best-selling author The Rising, and Stone Cold Dead
"Don't miss Executive Force. Grossman has a very subtle way in his writing, word by word, page by page, chapter by chapter you get sucked into the maelstrom and find yourself unable to put the book down . . . and then don't want it to end. A perfect, compelling, tour de force of a thriller that's made me not only go back and buy his earlier novels, but perch on the edge of my seat for the next one." -L.J. Martin, best-selling author of Shadows of Nemesis
Praise for Executive Actions
"Executive Actions is the best political thriller I have read in a long, long time-right up there with the very best of David Baldacci. Gary Grossman has written a masterpiece of suspense, powerfully written and filled with wildly imaginative twists. Get ready to lose yourself in a hell of a story." -Michael Palmer, New York Times bestselling author of Oath of Office
"Grossman has done lots of research on everything from political infighting to clandestine military operations. . . . [H]olds reader interest right up to the inevitable conclusion." -Publishers Weekly
Praise for Executive Treason
"Intricate, taut, and completely mesmerizing, Gary Grossman's thriller Executive Treason is a hit! Grossman expertly blends together globe-spanning locations, well-researched technology, finely crafted narrative, and intriguing characters to create a virtuoso tale. Highly recommended." -Dale Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Act of War
"As topical as tomorrow's Internet blog ... fast-paced, with vivid characters and a plot right off the front pages. Surprises you on every page. A winner." -Larry Bond, New York Times bestselling, author of Dangerous Ground
"More chilling than science fiction. Gary Grossman shows how the media itself can become a weapon of mass destruction. You'll never listen to talk radio again without a shiver going down your spine." -Gary Goldman, Executive Producer of Minority Report and Screenwriter for Navy SEALs and Total Recall
Praise for Executive Command
"Moving at break-neck speed, Executive Command is nothing short of sensational. Grossman is a master storyteller who sets you up and delivers. Expertly woven and highly researched. Executive Command is not just a great book, it's a riveting experience. So well written, I found myself re-reading sentences seeking a double dose of the fine craft." -W.G. Griffiths, award-winning and bestselling author of Methuselah's Pillar, Malchus, Driven, Takedown, and Talons
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63576-442-0 (9781635764420)
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GARY GROSSMAN's first novel, EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, quickly propelled him into the world of geo-political thrillers. EXECUTIVE TREASON, EXECUTIVE COMMAND, and EXECUTIVE FORCE further tapped Grossman's experience as a journalist, newspaper columnist, documentary television producer, reporter, media historian, and playwright. OLD EARTH, a geological thriller that spans all time, deep dives into a startling discovery by Galileo and has earned Grossman international praise, taking top book honors at festivals in the U.S. and Europe.
Grossman contributed to the New York Times and the Boston Globe, and was a reporter and columnist for the Boston Herald American. He covered presidential campaigns for WBZ-TV in Boston, and has produced more than 10,000 television series and specials for NBC News, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX and 35 cable networks.
He is a multiple Emmy Award winning producer. He served as chair of the Government Affairs Committee for the Caucus for Television, Producers, Writers and Directors, and is a member of the International Thriller Writers Association, Military Writers Society of America, and Directors Guild of America. He is a trustee at Emerson College and serves on the Boston University Metropolitan College Advisory Board. Grossman has taught at Emerson College, Boston University, USC, and currently teaches graduate film and television at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is a contributing editor to Media Ethics Magazine.
Grossman contributed to the New York Times and the Boston Globe, and was a reporter and columnist for the Boston Herald American. He covered presidential campaigns for WBZ-TV in Boston, and has produced more than 10,000 television series and specials for NBC News, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX and 35 cable networks.
He is a multiple Emmy Award winning producer. He served as chair of the Government Affairs Committee for the Caucus for Television, Producers, Writers and Directors, and is a member of the International Thriller Writers Association, Military Writers Society of America, and Directors Guild of America. He is a trustee at Emerson College and serves on the Boston University Metropolitan College Advisory Board. Grossman has taught at Emerson College, Boston University, USC, and currently teaches graduate film and television at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is a contributing editor to Media Ethics Magazine.