(Editor’s Note: It’s a special treat for us to share with you, at no charge, the first 12 chapters of a compelling thriller by Ron Faust, the author of Snowkill, The Wolf in the Clouds and a dozen other novels. –Steve Windwalker, Editor, Kindle Nation.)
“Faust writes well, with confidence and flair.” —The New York Times
“A writer of rare and uncommon talent . . . resonant, sinewy prose.” —The Los Angeles Times
“Faust writes beautifully . . . reminds you of Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen.” —Booklist
Jackstraw – Free Extended Preview
A gripping thriller of action, intrigue, and betrayal, in the tradition of Vince Flynn and Robert Ludlum.Thomas Jackstraw, heir to a long family tradition of proud military men, was drummed out of West Point twenty years ago when he wouldn’t denounce fellow cadets for cheating. In the two decades since, he has traveled the world as a highly paid mercenary, training Third World armies and guerrilla factions and sometimes leading them into battle. After his young bride dies in a suspicious car crash, he grows disillusioned and retreats from the world of emotion. His latest job takes him to a small backwater republic in South America, where he spends his nights drinking and his days trying to build an army from a ragtag group of rebels. So when Jackstraw, an excellent marksman, is offered a small fortune to fake the assassination of a U.S. vice-presidential candidate, things get really complicated—especially when he and the attractive, amoral politician, Rachel Valentine, meet and hit it off very, very well.Jackstraw suspects a double-cross, however, and plots an alternate escape route. But he’s a step behind the trickery. When the staged shooting goes horribly awry, he barely survives and makes his way back to the U.S., where he becomes a fugitive hunted by every law enforcement agency in the nation. As he works his way across the country, he must use all his considerable skills to evade capture and turn the tables on the shadowy forces conspiring against him.
From the jungles of South America and the peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the backrooms and bedrooms of a presidential campaign, Jackstraw is both a thrilling adventure story, and a tangled tale of redemption, greed, power—and even love.
The first 12 chapters are free — and we think you’ll want to keep reading by downloading the full book below:
Jackstraw
by Ron Faust
“Faust writes well, with confidence and flair.” —The New York Times
“A writer of rare and uncommon talent . . . resonant, sinewy prose.” —The Los Angeles Times
“A wonderful writer with a firm grip on character, setting and pace.” —The Washington Times
“Faust writes beautifully . . . reminds you of Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen.” —Booklist