ROCKET’S RED GLARE by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann

5 stars

A great military thriller that brings commandos and the hoi-polloi of Nantucket into a non-stop action mash-up.

Nat’s bonafides as an exceptional elite ex-soldier and strategist get vividly demonstrated via flashbacks to his private covert agency’s team mission working alongside of U.S. military outside of Baghdad. Nat makes the call to rescue American soldiers trapped in an escort vehicle that has been stopped by a terrorist cell explosion and is about to get incinerated. Nat and his team save the day. Unable to reach the convoy’s military Commander, Nat has stuck his and his team’s net on the line. Based on their heroic actions, Nat and his Team Rhino are about to get recruited to assist for the first time crisis actions occurring on U.S. soil.

Nat and his team, comprised of talented, smart and brave former Special Forces operators, return for some rest time. But Nat gets stopped as he returns to his cottage home on Nantucket as a dangerous person of interest given the fire-arms he’s carrying by the Secret Service team guarding the Senator. Nat calls on Trent, his agency’s founder and close friend, for legal help. In jail, Nat also befriends a local venture capitalist’s son who’s incarcerated after stranding his mom’s super expensive car on the beach and got completely wrecked during high tide.

Nat’s invited Team Rhino to spend the weekend at his Nantucket home, a cottage a few doors down from a house a U.S. Senator and presidential candidate is renting for campaign events. He and Trent also plan on debriefing them on the new team mission when there’s an explosion at the Senator’s house and they’re instantly called into action to figure out who has murdered the Senator.

The team has been renamed Rocket’s Red Glare, and they’re off in a race for answers. But somehow their unknown adversary keeps staying one step aside of them- implying a traitor somewhere in the ranks. Nat also has potential romance simmering on the side with Rowan Anderson, a kick-ass, smart woman who heads up the secret service security team in charge of the Senator.

In addition to being an edge of your seat thriller, and a great booster of America’s elite soldiers, the book tackles the larger political issues of big money in politics and the great threat of unchecked political power.

Ending on a cliff-hanger mid-action, it promises to be the start of an exciting new series!  Now how long can I bear waiting for the next book!?!!

Thanks to Little Brown & Company for an advance reader’s copy.

Stacy DeBroff

Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Mom Central.com and social and digital consultancy, Influence Central, is a social media strategist, attorney, and best-selling parenting author. A sought-after expert for national media, she trend-spots regularly with national brands and speaks frequently to national and international audiences on a wide range of subjects, including influencer marketing, social media, entrepreneurship, and consumer trends. A passionate cook, gardener, reader, and tennis player, she adores this new chapter of post-college-age parenting.