When a rogue CIA consultant goes AWOL from his Middle Eastern post in response to his brotherโs plea for help, he arrives just in time to witness his brotherโs murder. For years, Jonathan Hunter and his brother Kevin Mallory had not spokenโuntil Kevinโs final words, โ... Khalifah ... Not Them ... Maya.โ
Pursuing his brotherโs killer, Hunter stumbles into a nest of horrifying terrorist activity by Middle Eastern refugees, which sparks a backlash across America. In the shadows, Hunterโs mentor, the omnipotent Oscar LaRue, is playing a dangerous game with Russian Intelligence. Neither Hunter nor LaRue realizes that a new threatโthe Iranian threatโhas entered the game. Stakes rise as two shadowy players are one step ahead of Hunter and LaRueโKhalifah, a terrorist mastermind, and Caine, a nomadic assassin who dances with the highest bidder.
As attacks escalate and the country drifts toward another Middle East conflict, innocent refugees become trapped between the terrorists and the terrorized. Prejudice, hate, and fear vent everywhere. Is this who weโve become? Before the country explodes, Hunter must find Khalifah, learn the next terror target, and pray heโs in time to stop further annihilation.
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Tj OโConnor is an international anti-terrorism expert. Currently he is an independent security consultant, having spent years as a government agent responsible for investigating terrorism and other security threats around the world. He is also an Adjunct Researcher for the Institute for Defense Analysis in Washington DC and past Special Agent and Chief, Antiterrorism Operations, Air Force Office of Special Investigation. This depth of experience fills his thriller novels with real places, real people, and real dangers, lending a unique sense of authenticity and detail. The Consultant is the first in the Jonathan Hunter series. Tj and his wife have five children and they live in Winchester, Virginia.