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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: August 20, 2024
Summary:
From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes Enemy of the State, the propulsive, thrilling, and much anticipated follow-up to The Killing Room …
The world believed Daniel Burke was dead.
At least, the few people in the government who knew he existed did. Once part of an elite black op team, Burke faked his death so he could avenge his brother. Now that those responsible have been brought to justice, he plans to leave the country and start a new life.
But before Burke can even get on the plane, his old team has tracked him down.
The CIA believes Daniel Burke is a traitor—an enemy of the state—who must answer for his crimes. But others in government simply want him dead.
Knowing he’s been set up, Burke is the only one who can track down and expose the real traitor—before it’s too late.
My thoughts:
Once again, I am going to start my review by saying…don’t be fooled by this cover! This is such a great crime thriller and once I started it, I didn’t want to put it down. We over at The Pulse – @thrillerbookloversthepulse – have been buzzing about this sequel to The Killing Room and for good reason!
This book picks up shortly after the previous books left off, and takes off! And if you haven’t read that first book – not too worry. The author does a great job giving you just enough backstory to get you up to speed, but I’m telling you, it’s such a good book you really want to read it.
But back to this one. Daniel is on the run because the government wants him and it’s not all that clear whether they mean alive or dead. As he is trying to stay one step ahead of them, we learn some interesting things along the way…and I’ll leave it at that…
This book kept me completely engaged from start to finish. I didn’t think I was a fan of espionage thrillers until I read these books…but now I want more! This adrenaline-fueled story had my heart pumping but the series lover in me loved the character development just as much!
Audio thoughts:
Once again, we have Edoardo Ballerini narrating this…need I say more? Absolutely brilliant narration!
Books in this series:
- The Killing Room
- Enemy of the State
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Sounds good. I just wish I saw this before it was archived.
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Another one? Do you listen to audio? Maybe you could get it from Audible or Libro? It is really good on audio!