This is an intriguing story, carefully researched and told so convincingly it is hard to believe it is fiction. Jack Tate is meant to be visiting the USA on a break from the stress of his work and to catch up with his adopted brother. Seeing dodgy Russians at the inn he stays in in Maine starts a roller coaster of events. A magnetic pulse is released to destroy all the country’s communication systems. Even it’s vehicles are unable to move. Then there is the extra layer of political assassinations. The book is rich in detail and builds momentum page by page. It has all the elements of a successful film! I recommend it.

This is the first Alex Shaw book I have read. I hope he writes more!

His hero, Joe Tate, is minding his own business on a US road trip when he is pulled over for a crime he did not commit. This pushes him into the middle of a major terrorist plot, and he has to use his wits, his special ops experience as a former SAS trooper, and his formidable fighting skills to stay alive.

This is the type of book that makes the reader keep reading, long after bedtime. A thoroughly absorbing read, with proper villains and the occasional incidental hero.

Recommended for anyone who enjoys a good action thriller, spy thriller or just a good old fashioned shoot out.

Love it!