{"product_id":"high-treason-a-novel-isbn-9780062843661","title":"High Treason: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“McFate\u003cbr\u003ejust might be the next Tom Clancy, only I think he’s even better... The action\u003cbr\u003eis non-stop and shuttles back and forth between scary-believable and rollicking\u003cbr\u003egood fun. I read \u003cem\u003eHigh Treason\u003c\/em\u003e during a six-hour plane ride and the trip\u003cbr\u003ewent by like the snap of my fingers.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—James Patterson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this pulse-pounding action thriller perfect\u003cbr\u003efor fans of Brad Thor and David Baldacci,\u003cbr\u003eTom Locke must stop dark forces working to\u003cbr\u003eoverthrow the president\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn route to the National Prayer Breakfast, the\u003cbr\u003eU.S. vice president’s motorcade is hit in a vicious,\u003cbr\u003eexpertly planned attack that throws Washington,\u003cbr\u003eDC, into chaos. Everyone assumes it’s terrorists—\u003cbr\u003eeveryone but young FBI agent Jennifer Lin. She is certain\u003cbr\u003ethat the easy answers here are not the likely ones. . . . Half\u003cbr\u003ea world away, former military contractor Tom Locke\u003cbr\u003ehas his own doubts about what happened—and who did\u003cbr\u003eit. He suspects his former employer, Apollo Outcomes.\u003cbr\u003eBut why would the global private military corporation\u003cbr\u003eorchestrate such a brutal strike on U.S. soil?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to DC, Locke teams with Lin and\u003cbr\u003ediscovers that a civil war is secretly brewing in the\u003cbr\u003emilitary-contracting world. A division of one company\u003cbr\u003ehas gone rogue, led by a power-hungry former colleague\u003cbr\u003eof Locke’s who may have planned the attack on the vice\u003cbr\u003epresident himself. But this man couldn’t have pulled it\u003cbr\u003eoff without help from inside the government. The VP’s\u003cbr\u003eitinerary and route were confidential—which means there\u003cbr\u003emust be a traitor high up in either the White House or the\u003cbr\u003eNSA who is leaking information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut why? And who could be pulling the strings?\u003cbr\u003eRadical Islamic terrorists? Or is this a new ploy by Putin\u003cbr\u003eto subvert American leadership? Or is someone else\u003cbr\u003ebehind the attack? Only Locke can get to the bottom of\u003cbr\u003ethe conspiracy—and blow it apart with one bold strike\u003cbr\u003ebefore it’s too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHigh Treason\u003c\/em\u003e has\u003cbr\u003ebrutal assassinations, shocking betrayals, even heated gun battles in the\u003cbr\u003eshadow of the White House. It had me breathless—from the sheer audacity of its\u003cbr\u003estorytelling to its breakneck pacing.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s not to be missed!” —James Rollins, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew\u003cbr\u003eYork Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHigh Treason\u003c\/em\u003e 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!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Rollins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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 \u003cem\u003eHigh Treason\u003c\/em\u003e during a six-hour plane ride and the trip went by like the snap of my fingers.”      - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McFate knows the world of his first thriller intimately… The novel provides plenty of drama and a realistic view of political intrigue, and McFate really shines with lines that ring with authenticity. . . . A promising debut from an author who clearly knows the realities of the mercenary’s trade.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book isn’t pretty, but it’s necessary reading for the strategically inclined.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McFate’s experience… inform(s) this standout work of military science… An authoritative and skillful analysis of the state of war today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gripping journey inside the world of modern warfare and espionage, and those who enjoy a good military thriller will be hoping that more Tom Locke adventures will follow quickly.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A firestorm of action scenes… It's all done with such energy and skill.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Plenty of political intrigue and is action packed… Tom Locke is a hero people can get behind… He and Lin make a good team and will remind readers of Brad Taylor’s Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimespree Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A pulse-pounding, suspense-filled ride… Fans of Tom Clancy or Brad Thor will certainly find the world that Sean McFate has created to be an exciting and familiar one… Like the escapism of a great action movie… Exceptional sense of pacing…”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheNerdDaily.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] smart, exciting first novel and series launch…. Readers will look forward to seeing a lot more of Locke.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The sharpest account of the dilemmas of war and peace I’ve read in years… A wonderful read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Locke is another strong hero in the growing subgenre of black-ops thrillers, and \u003cem\u003eDeep Black \u003c\/em\u003eis a maze of treachery and intrigue to the very end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Why do western powers keep getting beaten when they go to war? This hard-hitting polemic by a former US paratrooper explains why – we are addicted to expensive, big tech that is useless against guerrillas.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A realistic tour through political intrigue mixed with plenty of excitement from the frontline operators.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Minute Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eShadow War\u003c\/em\u003e has pace like a catapult, sudden and fierce, and it will hit readers straight between the eyes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed Bell, New York Times Bestselling author of Patriot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Step aside, faux thriller writers and armchair warrior storytellers. Ex-mercenary Sean McFate has produced a first novel that’s assured, authentic, timely, gritty, and most of all real... I enjoyed the hell out of it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eC.J. Box, New York Times Best-selling Author of Badlands and Off the Grid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[This] iconoclastic book is being hailed by radicals as a wake-up call to governments and armed forces everywhere… Much of what [McFate] says convinces… If we go on fighting our wars the old way, we shall go on losing them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMax Hastings, The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An important handbook for a new generation of warriors and a primer for the conduct of contemporary armed conflict. The question posed is how to secure a favorable outcome when the concept of victory is so fluid and shaped by perception as much as any military result.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSir Richard Dearlove, former director, MI6\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The future is one of deep uncertainty and few offer a bold or clear exposition of its character. McFate has done just that and the results are both compelling and persuasive. If we heed his advice, we may make the necessary adjustments in time to avert a serious catastrophe.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProf. Robert Johnson, Director of the Changing Character of War Program, Oxford University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu…. Drawing on history and ancient principles, McFate masterfully explains how armed conflict works today. 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