The Operative

Andrew Britton

Dec 2012 · A Ryan Kealey Thriller Book 5 · Pinnacle Books

About this ebook

An ex-CIA agent hunts down a terrorist conspiracy in a thriller by the New York Times bestselling author who “may well give Tom Clancy a run for the money” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).
 
After more than a decade on the front lines of the war on terror, Ryan Kealey is finally putting danger behind him. But his calm is shattered by a merciless attack during a charity gala in downtown Baltimore. Among the dozens of casualties is the wife of CIA Deputy Director John Harper. With normal channels of investigation obstructed, Harper turns to Kealey, the one man with the resources, expertise—and freedom from government interference—to pursue the awful truth.
 
Following a string of secrets and violence, Kealey blazes a trail from the innermost chambers of government to the dimmest reaches of the human psyche, forced to match wits with a new nemesis aided by new allies, each with a unique agenda. Slowly, Kealey unspools an unimaginable conspiracy that suggests America may truly be its own worst enemy.

Ratings and reviews

Fin to read. Plot moves quickly. Has lots of turns to keep me guessing - and reading. Characters painted little at a time, so they become someone you can understand. Well researched. Lots of frtail andagood vocabulary so we are not reading the same expressions over and over. Well done. I have a new author to follow.

Too awful to read. Endless description of useless stuff to take the place of plot and character development.

Andrew Britton was a fantastic writer. This book and this series are incredible!

About the author

Born in England, Andrew Britton moved with his family to the United States when he was seven, settling in Michigan, then North Carolina. After serving in the Army as a combat engineer, Andrew entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is pursuing a double major in economics and psychology.