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The Hunter #2
The Black Key
During military exercises in the Sea of Japan, rogue missiles fire off from a U.S. naval battleship and head directly to the heart of North Korea.
During a return trip to Washington, D.C., Air Force Two disappears over the Rocky Mountains.
President Jack Meacham was once the former director of the CIA who was instrumental in the collapse of the Soviet regime. Now, nearly three decades later, his past comes back to haunt him with a single message: “Are you willing to sacrifice your life for the good of the whole?”
The volley of missiles and the disappearance of Air Force Two were mere flexes of muscle from one man who wielded The Black Key, a tool that is capable of controlling nuclear arsenals and weaponry systems. It can control and manipulate economies. And it could be the most damning weapon the world has ever seen with a simple push of a button.
Forced to make a choice, the president finds himself at odds with a former operative who seeks to end his life with a single twist of The Black Key. In the ‘Most Dangerous Game in the World,’ President Meacham is given two options: “You have forty-eight hours to end your life for the greater good of the whole . . . Or the United States will become a no-man’s land for thousands of years to come."
With time winding down, the president turns to Jon Jericho, aka The Hunter, and his Special Operations Group, to locate and neutralize the man behind The Black Key. But the team quickly find themselves going up against a sophisticated military unit who protects the man behind the Key.
With the fate of the president and an entire nation hanging in the balance of five men, Jon Jericho and his team must stop a man who has the widespread capability to wipe out an entire superpower with a single turn of a key.
If Jericho’s team fails, then the president must face two critical choices: Do I live and allow the United States to be destroyed? . . . Or do I kill myself for the greater good of the whole?
The clock is ticking.
And it’s almost zero hour.
From the bestselling author of Night of the Hunter and the Vatican Knights series.
During a return trip to Washington, D.C., Air Force Two disappears over the Rocky Mountains.
President Jack Meacham was once the former director of the CIA who was instrumental in the collapse of the Soviet regime. Now, nearly three decades later, his past comes back to haunt him with a single message: “Are you willing to sacrifice your life for the good of the whole?”
The volley of missiles and the disappearance of Air Force Two were mere flexes of muscle from one man who wielded The Black Key, a tool that is capable of controlling nuclear arsenals and weaponry systems. It can control and manipulate economies. And it could be the most damning weapon the world has ever seen with a simple push of a button.
Forced to make a choice, the president finds himself at odds with a former operative who seeks to end his life with a single twist of The Black Key. In the ‘Most Dangerous Game in the World,’ President Meacham is given two options: “You have forty-eight hours to end your life for the greater good of the whole . . . Or the United States will become a no-man’s land for thousands of years to come."
With time winding down, the president turns to Jon Jericho, aka The Hunter, and his Special Operations Group, to locate and neutralize the man behind The Black Key. But the team quickly find themselves going up against a sophisticated military unit who protects the man behind the Key.
With the fate of the president and an entire nation hanging in the balance of five men, Jon Jericho and his team must stop a man who has the widespread capability to wipe out an entire superpower with a single turn of a key.
If Jericho’s team fails, then the president must face two critical choices: Do I live and allow the United States to be destroyed? . . . Or do I kill myself for the greater good of the whole?
The clock is ticking.
And it’s almost zero hour.
From the bestselling author of Night of the Hunter and the Vatican Knights series.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2017
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About the author
Rick Jones
94 books194 followersRick Jones was born and raised in the Boston area and moved to Las Vegas in the early eighties where he graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in English. Currently, he is employed with the state of Nevada in law enforcement, and enjoys traveling, especially to Rome and Vatican City where many of the settings for his novels take place.
Rick Jones is also an avid writer and the creator of the Vatican Knight series (VATICAN KNIGHTS, SHEPHERD ONE and The ISCARIOT AGENDA), and the psychological thriller, THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS.
He lives in Las Vegas with his two mini schnauzers, Wrangler and Hobo.
Rick Jones is also an avid writer and the creator of the Vatican Knight series (VATICAN KNIGHTS, SHEPHERD ONE and The ISCARIOT AGENDA), and the psychological thriller, THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS.
He lives in Las Vegas with his two mini schnauzers, Wrangler and Hobo.
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September 3, 2018
Not a full novel.
I quite liked the start of this trilogy but this middle book seems a short story. A shame as the plot was quite intriguing and the solution a good twist. See how the third one goes.
I quite liked the start of this trilogy but this middle book seems a short story. A shame as the plot was quite intriguing and the solution a good twist. See how the third one goes.
February 13, 2017
The Black Key is the 2nd book of the Hunter series. Militarily, things have not been going well for the U.S. A missile is fired toward N. Korea from a U.S. boat but not fired by the crew. They didn't fire it and they can't stop it. Surprisingly, the missile changes course but N. Korea is still hot and angry. Later two Air Force jets disappear in flight, one of them containing the Vice President. Someone has found a way to hack into the U.S. computers in every department. They can't stop it. They don't know who or why.
Jon Jericho is now head of his own group and works covert ops for the President. President Meacham was head of the CIA before becoming President years later. Someone from his past, an operative, is seeking revenge. It comes down to the wire as to whether the team can save the U.S.
Jon Jericho is now head of his own group and works covert ops for the President. President Meacham was head of the CIA before becoming President years later. Someone from his past, an operative, is seeking revenge. It comes down to the wire as to whether the team can save the U.S.
February 8, 2017
The Black Key is the welcome return of Jon Jericho and his team of kick-ass soldiers.
A ghost from the American President's past returns to haunt him, and is threatening nuclear annihilation if certain demands aren't met. Jon and his gang have to save the day.
Rick Jones, yet again, has delivered a fantastic political thriller. Consistently brilliant at producing high quality page-turners, Rick hasn't written a weak book yet.
Long may it continue!
A ghost from the American President's past returns to haunt him, and is threatening nuclear annihilation if certain demands aren't met. Jon and his gang have to save the day.
Rick Jones, yet again, has delivered a fantastic political thriller. Consistently brilliant at producing high quality page-turners, Rick hasn't written a weak book yet.
Long may it continue!
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