Blowback

Touted as James Patterson’s “best thriller in years” and the “perfect beach read for political junkies,” Blowback is centered around an insane United States President. With a paranoid man in power, crises are bound to arise.

Newly elected U.S. President Keegan Barrett devises a plan that has revenge as its motive. He orders Special Agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to carry out major parts of his plan. Their loyalty is divided as they navigate the intricacies of Barrett’s playbook. As CIA agents they are sworn to defend the Constitution against all threats, but does that include following Barrett’s insane plan?

Complications include the Vice President being in a coma, a stalled nomination of the new CIA director, and a captured team member. Just what is the President up to? Full scale cyberwar with China is the answer to that question.

Barrett has surrounded himself with people who are loyal to only him. He neutralizes as much dissent as he can by stopping communications and by assassination. Can the President be stopped? Can a few good people fight the good fight and get the country back from a delusional madman in time to prevent war?

If you don’t mind a loosely intimated political statement, Blowback is a typical Patterson thriller. If you enjoy his books, you won’t be disappointed. You will be entertained.