The Eighth Trumpet

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A killer proves he can penetrate the worlds finest security systems, and an undercover operative must come out of retirement before the president enters the crosshairs

Twenty-five-thousand dollars a week buys an impressive security system, and Americas billionaires have the best they can get. Round-the-clock guards, electrical fences, and bulletproof glass protect their mansionsbut theyre no longer enough. Three of the nations most powerful businessmen have died in seemingly impossible ways: one electrocuted, one blown up in his sleep, and the third hacked to death in an impenetrable room.

The security service chief contacts an old special-forces colleague, Jared Kimberlain, who quit the life when he lost his taste for clandestine ops. Hes spent the last years trying to undo the wrongs he did when he lived without a conscience. Kimberlain doesnt care about the troubles of billionaires, but their security was as good the presidentsand he could be next.

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Praise for Jon Land

The greatest thriller writer alive today. Bookviews

Jon Land shows a true feel for detective work and the irony of pursuing elusive principles of justice. TheNew York Times Book Review

Lands pacing is masterful, giving the reader a sense that he is watching an action movie. The Providence Sunday Journal

Nobody writes action like Jon Land, and few other authors can touch him for steamroller plots about real people and powerful, true-to-life issues. John Lescroart,New York Timesbestselling author

Author Bio

Jon Landis theUSA Todaybestselling author ofThe Tenth Circle,Pandoras Temple(winner of the 2012 International Book Award and nominated for a 2013 Thriller Award for Best E-Book Original Novel), and five other books featuring Blaine McCracken, Lands iconic series hero. He also pens the critically acclaimed Caitlin Strong series, which includesStrong Rain FallingandStrong Darkness, winners of the USA Best Book Award in 2013 and 2014, in the Mystery and Thriller categories, respectively. InThe Eighth TrumpetandThe Ninth Dominion, Land has McCracken team up with his other bestselling series hero, Jared Kimberlain. Land lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and can be found at jonlandbooks.com and on Twitter with the handle @jondland.