The President's Assassin

Overview

It's a mass execution: six people systematically shot and killed in a private Virginia mansion-one of them the White House Chief of Staff. But that isn't the reason Sean Drummond is called in. Newly enlisted in a CIA cell called the Office of Special Projects, the Army lawyer knows the bodies are just a warning. Because the killer left a note.

Now the hunt begins for the ultimate hitman: brilliant, coldhearted, with an insider's knowledge of D.C. For Drummond, it's the greatest challenge of his career, a terrifying cat-and-mouse game with unthinkable consequences. If he fails, the world will never be the same-and someone will collect the $100 million bounty on the President's head.

Editorial Reviews

Plenty of believable action plus heavy doses of insider atmosphere add zest to Haig's fifth suspense thriller to feature army lawyer Sean Drummond (after 2003's Private Sector). It might be nothing like the real White House or even TV's The West Wing, but the center of American power as envisioned by Haig is a potent myth, a modern-day Arthurian Round Table serving as a source of lessons and high drama. Now part of the CIA's Office of Special Projects, Drummond is assigned to protect the president against the enemies who threaten his life. The novel opens on a powerful note with the discovery in a posh suburban Virginia house of six bullet-ridden bodies, including that of the White House chief of staff. Could there be a connection between this massacre and the $100 million bounty someone has put on the head of the U.S. president? Helped by attractive, no-nonsense FBI agent Jennifer Margold, the wise-cracking Drummond first goes after a rogue member of the White House security detail, but things are not what they seem. After some serious shooting and explosions, Drummond and Margold are still only a day away from the likely murder of the president. Haig makes us care what happens by avoiding genre clich's whenever possible and by creating much sympathy for the relatives left behind in the carnage. Agent, Luke Janklow at Janklow & Nesbit. (Feb. 23) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Author Information

Bio of Brian Haig

BRIAN HAIG is a West Point graduate and a career infantry officer and military strategist. He served as special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and currently runs International Business Communications. His articles have been published in journals ranging from the New York Times to USA Today to the Harvard Journal. The son of former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, he lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.

Customer Reviews

• A Good Read

  Posted January 07, 2008 by tamdan1101, Scottsdale, AZ

  This book is well written and engaging. It has some good twists and I found it to be very enjoyable. I would recommend it to those who like to read books on the FBI and mysteries.

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619.67 KB

Number of Pages

464

eBook ISBN

0446504254