{"product_id":"direct-fire-isbn-9780786039531","title":"Direct Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003e“The high-octane action scenes make this a must-read for military thriller fans.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirect Fire\u003c\/i\u003e brings the war on terror to America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A powerful banker, gunned down in cold blood. A military family, senselessly slaughtered as they sleep. A key general, kidnapped from his farm near Fort Bragg. Atrocities like these are all too common in the Middle East. But this is the United States of America . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Time is running out for Jake Mahegan. Terrorist cells are gathering in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hackers are emptying the nation’s banks. And their final act of vengeance will bring the whole world to its knees. For Mahegan, it’s time to kill. Now. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Horrific at times, spine-tingling throughout, A.J. Tata once again proves capable of writing a firestorm that’s even scarier because it is all too real. “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eBesieged\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e “Tata’s books are absolute rollercoaster rides . . . fun and fascinating reads.” —Mark Greaney, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTom Clancy Full Force and Effect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for A.J. 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