by Vince Flynn
First published 2005
Three powerful Washington politicians fall dead in a single night, each killed with military precision. The assassins send a clear message to the government: abandon partisan games and return power to the people. They promise that no one remains safe, including the president himself. A joint FBI-CIA task force discovers the killers are elite military commandos, but their identities and next targets remain unknown. Michael O'Rourke, a freshman congressman and former Marine, possesses the only clue to the violence. An incident from his military past connects him to the attacks in ways that could reshape America's political future. As the investigation intensifies, O'Rourke must confront whether these killers are terrorists or patriots, and whether their deadly ultimatum might actually save the country from its own corruption.
Genres: american-fiction, suspense, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Washington DC
Period: 21st-century
612 pages · Paperback · Pocket Books