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It can’t happen.
The campaign for the next President is suspected of murdering one of its own. Worse, a campaign insider may be plotting to assassinate the Candidate. Agent Annie McCarthy investigates the murder and discovers a bold plot. Can she stop it in time?
When young Secret Service agent, Annie McCarthy, discovers the person she's been assigned to protect murdered, she vows to run her own investigation. Failing to make progress, under threat of arrest, Annie learns of an audacious plot to assassinate the Candidate. With time gone, Annie gets help from a most unlikely ally to save the nation’s honor. Or is it too late?
MEET ANNIE McCARTHY:
A stunning, raven-haired martial arts expert, Annie was raised in the United States Secret Service. Her father killed in the line of duty, all Annie has ever wanted is to serve on a Presidential protection detail. After her heroic actions prevent a nuclear terrorism strike, Annie finally gets her wish, serving on the team guarding the woman most likely to take the highest office. But things aren’t what they seem. When Annie loses her protectee, she starts down a path that becomes darker and darker. She has to make a choice: duty or truth?
Interview
The following interview with the author was conducted in May, 2016.
Q – It seems as though this book follows the Control Series.
A – It does. Control ends with Annie having saved thousands of lives. She had a lot of help, but she’s the hero. Bureaucracy takes its time, but she gets her wish, serving on a Presidential detail.
Q – And the book is set in the present?
A – Yes, right now. It takes place over a few days before the party conventions.
Q – How did you get the idea?
A – Another what-if. I love ‘em. (Laughs) What if the Candidate is threatened by the people sworn to protect her?
Q – A conspiracy combined with a murder mystery, right?
A – Right. I can't give away how it all works, but the book opens with a terrorist confrontation, graduates to a devastating media problem for the campaign, then the main issue.
Q – It sounds like it moves fast.
A – Faster than anything I’ve written, so far.
Q - Why should readers give this book a try?
A – I love reading mysteries, private detective and political thrillers. This book combines those genres. Hopefully people who read the book will like the combination, too. The book’s a crime thriller that leaves you wrung out and satisfied. And of course the heroine pays a life-changing price. Add a little bit of romance, and you’ve got a plot that twists and turns all the way to the end.
Q – Are there prequels or sequels available?
A – Yes, there are plenty of stories before this one. Annie McCarthy appears in the novels Illusion and The Greatest Game, and stars in Control and the Control Series. Please see my author page for those books.
Q – Anything you would like to add?
A – Thanks for reading!
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