Deep state : a thriller

Title:

Author:

Hauty, Chris, author.

Personal Author:

Hauty, Chris, author.

ISBN:

9781982126582

Edition:

First Emily Bestler books/Atria hardcover edition.

Physical Description:

281 pages ; 24 cm

Abstract:

Recently elected President Richard Monroe--populist, controversial, and divisive--is at the center of an increasingly polarized Washington, DC. Never has the partisan drama been so tense or the paranoia so rampant. In the midst of contentious political turf wars, the White House chief of staff is found dead in his house. A tenacious intern discovers a single, ominous clue that suggests he died from something other than natural causes, and that a wide-ranging conspiracy is running beneath the surface of everyday events: powerful government figures are scheming to undermine the rule of law--and democracy itself. Allies are exposed as enemies, once-dependable authorities fall under suspicion, and no one seems to be who they say they are. The unthinkable is happening. The Deep State is real. Who will die to keep its secrets and who will kill to uncover the truth?-- Publisher's description.

Subject Term:

Assassination -- Fiction.

Conspiracies -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Presidents -- Fiction.

Genre:

Political fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

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THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Editor's Choice from The New York Times Book Review
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
Indie Next Pick for January

"One of the more surprising double-reverse plot twists...in some time." -- The New York Times

" Deep State is a propulsive, page-turning, compelling fragmentation grenade of a debut thriller." --C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wolf Pack and The Bitterroots

"The plot ... rings eerily true...will keep you turning the pages well into the night." --Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL and acclaimed author of The Terminal List and True Believer

In this white-knuckled, timely, and whip-smart debut thriller, a deadly plot against the president's life emerges from the shadows of the Deep State.

Recently elected President Richard Monroe--populist, controversial, and divisive--is at the center of an increasingly polarized Washington, DC. Never has the partisan drama been so tense or the paranoia so rampant. In the midst of contentious political turf wars, the White House chief of staff is found dead in his house. A tenacious intern discovers a single, ominous clue that suggests he died from something other than natural causes, and that a wide-ranging conspiracy is running beneath the surface of everyday events: powerful government figures are scheming to undermine the rule of law--and democracy itself. Allies are exposed as enemies, once-dependable authorities fall under suspicion, and no one seems to be who they say they are. The unthinkable is happening. The Deep State is real. Who will die to keep its secrets and who will kill to uncover the truth?

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

A White House intern saves the republic.Hayley Chill is no ordinary intern: She comes to the job from the military, after life experiences more varied than her companion interns, and is more self-possessed and focused than they are. In fact, she is more self-possessed and focused than almost anyone. She's assigned to the chief of staff's office, and when, in the course of flirting with hunky Secret Service Agent Scott Billings, she assists in the apprehension of a White House intruder, she becomes a minor celebrity. But then the chief of staff, Peter Hall, dies of an apparent heart attack, and only Hayley has evidence his death may not be a natural event. As she tries to investigate this, she begins to uncover a vast conspiracythe deep state is not happy with her boss, the presidentand just as she recognizes this, she also realizes that Scott Billings is involved. She escapes from his murderous attention and then manages to elude or otherwise neutralize the deep state's agents until she has the opportunity to warn the president. These superhuman feats are told in slightly clunky prose, but the novel's biggest weakness is its reliance on Hayley Chill and her somewhat implausible array of talents, strength, training, intelligence, and grit. Cute and savvy as a Swiss Army knife, there's nothing she cannot accomplish, except being believable.A workmanlike plot, but the main character lacks human depth. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.