Blowback
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Summary
A president out for revenge。 A world in danger。
Keegan Barrett is a first-term president whose power is approaching absolute。
He has recruited two CIA operatives to accomplish the single goal that has now eluded him until now。 Revenge。
But to execute Barrett's orders is to defy their sworn duties: to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and to keep their work within the CIA a secret。
To combat clandestine corruption， they'll need to be precise， quick and most of all， keep their eyes open for what happens next。
Blowback。 Blowback like no one can imagine。
Keegan Barrett is a first-term president whose power is approaching absolute。
He has recruited two CIA operatives to accomplish the single goal that has now eluded him until now。 Revenge。
But to execute Barrett's orders is to defy their sworn duties: to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and to keep their work within the CIA a secret。
To combat clandestine corruption， they'll need to be precise， quick and most of all， keep their eyes open for what happens next。
Blowback。 Blowback like no one can imagine。
Reviews
Marjorie LaBarbera
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couldn’t put it downThis book gets more exciting as it goes on。 By the end， I was reading constantly。 The are no loose ends。 Everything is nicely wrapped up，
Peg
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A page turner。。。
Val
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Disappointing。
Ricki
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A semi-believeable book about a new president going off the rails to start a war with China as payback for hacking， stealing US technology and trying to take over or take back countries in the South China sea。 It is scary to think this could happen but I believe it could。 How would we ever know if a candidate is mentally sound？ We obviously missed that with our newest-more vacation days than work days。There was of course a few heros to save the day but a new war came close。
Maria Rose
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I am selective in the books I read by James Paterson， but this one caught my eye since I have read the other books involving a president， too。 The main consequence point of this story （all fictitious） is that actions have consequences and are not always the expected desired。This storyline is set in the present-day timeline with all the technology and pseudo-friendly interactions between countries。 It tells a tale of what-if our president was able to create a situation of creating a war situation I am selective in the books I read by James Paterson， but this one caught my eye since I have read the other books involving a president， too。 The main consequence point of this story （all fictitious） is that actions have consequences and are not always the expected desired。This storyline is set in the present-day timeline with all the technology and pseudo-friendly interactions between countries。 It tells a tale of what-if our president was able to create a situation of creating a war situation to achieve his own personal goals of annihilation of what he considered the enemy regardless of the cost。 What I like about this story is that it tells us of the maneuvers taken between departments in the power center of Washington DC to get into those "power positions" and how the "court of social media" changes how half-truths or lies are accepted as facts before being proven as facts。The president in this story is a lifelong bachelor who prefers to use the private office in the Residence section of the White House for viewing his paperwork （which he prefers in print form only） and only uses the Oval Office infrequently。 Not a big problem， except there's no surveillance technology in the private residence like there is in the Oval Office which gives this president a high degree of secrecy。 He also uses a private hotel suite for special meetings too。 Like all presidents， he has a set of goals he wants to do ASAP but he wants to achieve these goals without dealing with checkpoints by the various departments， especially getting the CIA director installed because he is using backchannels to still control the CIA， where he had been the former director。 He's using a special slush fund for his projects some of which if not all are illegal by law， and he's doing this using 2 agents Lucas and Nia that he specially picked to run his designated task assignments。 He told them that he already had permission to proceed with these activities but it was a lie to create a false sense of righteousness。The action stories in this book are fast-paced no matter what setting geographically and apparently， our authors have a good physical sense of the Washington DC area on the street level of the traffic conditions and the views outside windows in various buildings。 Plus it appears that they have walked physically into the White House to the Oval Office and the residence section to describe what one sees， which is completely different from what is allowed to be seen on the guided tours。 。。。more
Linda Nickerson clingan
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Another winner！James Patterson and Brandon DuBois hits a home run with this book。 I did not want to put it down！
Judy Cook
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This was one of his best books ever， hard to put down。
Evelyn
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LOVED this book - it is actually bipartisan - only mentions Twitter once by Liam but actually not in a REAL negative way！ Cybercommand， if there is actually an agency in the US， should definitely be controlled like the NUKES are！！！ Have you ever read the book "ONE SECOND AFTER" about a terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons？ This reminds me of that except against CHINA！ China may be ready but are we ready because we will be included in that attack！ I am glad how this book ended！ Fa LOVED this book - it is actually bipartisan - only mentions Twitter once by Liam but actually not in a REAL negative way！ Cybercommand， if there is actually an agency in the US， should definitely be controlled like the NUKES are！！！ Have you ever read the book "ONE SECOND AFTER" about a terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons？ This reminds me of that except against CHINA！ China may be ready but are we ready because we will be included in that attack！ I am glad how this book ended！ Fair to everyone！ Oh， oh， that "implant" in the VPOTUS and how it was done！ EXCELLENT READ！ EXCELLENT！ 。。。more
Joyce Cottrell
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I'm a big James Patterson fan。 This book was nail-biting， can't-put-it-down exciting！ If you like political thrillers， you'll love this book！ I'm a big James Patterson fan。 This book was nail-biting， can't-put-it-down exciting！ If you like political thrillers， you'll love this book！ 。。。more
danielle
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Rating 3。5I'm torn on how to rate this one。 I loved the start， and was on board 100% finding it hard to stop listening。 I was worried and anxious to get to the end。 And， as feared， it took a very wimpy turn about an hour before the end。 It tried to ramp up the [predictable] action， but it wasn't enough for me to salvage the weak turn it took。 So， anti-climatic is the best I can say。 Had the ending been stronger， this would have been close to 4。5 stars for me。 But， in it's current state， I'm givi Rating 3。5I'm torn on how to rate this one。 I loved the start， and was on board 100% finding it hard to stop listening。 I was worried and anxious to get to the end。 And， as feared， it took a very wimpy turn about an hour before the end。 It tried to ramp up the [predictable] action， but it wasn't enough for me to salvage the weak turn it took。 So， anti-climatic is the best I can say。 Had the ending been stronger， this would have been close to 4。5 stars for me。 But， in it's current state， I'm giving it 3。5 stars。 But given how strong the first 90% was， I'll round up to 4。 。。。more
Rainelle
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Blowback， by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois。 What an absolutely freaking amazing book。 I was in complete aww， from the so many unbelievable twist and turns of important events that happened in this thriller。 Believe me， you will be holding your breath or develop whiplash from the multiple surprising， oh my gosh moments that hit you from out of no where。 I loved that the book starts out with throwing you into the thick of things from the beginning。 President Keegan Barrett has an agenda and h Blowback， by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois。 What an absolutely freaking amazing book。 I was in complete aww， from the so many unbelievable twist and turns of important events that happened in this thriller。 Believe me， you will be holding your breath or develop whiplash from the multiple surprising， oh my gosh moments that hit you from out of no where。 I loved that the book starts out with throwing you into the thick of things from the beginning。 President Keegan Barrett has an agenda and he is determined to see it through。 Liam and Noa are two bad a** operatives you will absolutely love。 The writer did a wonderful job with their character。 Liam and Noa are introduced just enough about their credentials and how imperative they are to events in the book， but by their actions you will see how important that they are to the story。 Liam character has a little bit of a dry humor， but it’s his no bulls**t attitude that makes him standout more in the book along with his knowledge of being an operative。The man was absolutely flawless in the action scenes。 I was having a Jack Ryan or Reacher moment during the fast pace takedown moments as time was ticking down to the last minute。 Noa wasn’t bad herself。 I believe she has ice for veins。 The woman moves through the book like a ghost。 You will be rooting for her character all the way。 I thought she was fantastic and I so hope to see her character in another book。 I almost forgot Hannah’s character。 She was like Merlin to me in this story。 I was like “yes， Hannah is their！ Thank you！ The number of chaotic events that clash together for an ultimate show down are to many to discuss。 You will have to trust me on this and just read the book。 I love the high impact from the many astonishing moments throughout the book。 For me the book reads with so many realistic events that has you gripping the book as you beg to know more。 The bada** operatives will keep you turning the page as you scream from within， wanting to know what will happen next。 I love that the writer researched their facts of to back up the important information in the story。 I love the mystery， intrigue， suspense and the thrilling moments of the book。 I give this book two snaps and a， （between Noa and Liam， I couldn’t figure out who was Woodward or Bernstein）。 Until next time my fellow readers… read on！ @hachetteus #Hachettebooks @Netgally #BetweenTheChapters @Goodreads @Bookbub https://www。facebook。com/rainelle。bar。。。 。。。more
Janet Cline
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lots of characters in this book but it did not get confusing。 Good book with lots of action。
David Slater
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Love Tom Clancy？ You'll love this。 Love Tom Clancy？ You'll love this。 。。。more
Karen
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Fast paced thriller with the reader on their toes on a roller coaster ride of a story。 I like how men and women contribute equally in solving/saving the world。 A bit far fetched in places 。。。。。like jumping three stories without breaking bones。。。。。really？？？ But maybe。。。。Fun read。
James Wilkes
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Good book with lots of twists and turns makes you think about "the what ifs" in life。 This is another example of a James Patterson book that can be quite easily be turned into a film or TV drama。 The read just flows and you can't put it down。 Good book with lots of twists and turns makes you think about "the what ifs" in life。 This is another example of a James Patterson book that can be quite easily be turned into a film or TV drama。 The read just flows and you can't put it down。 。。。more
Shereadbookblog
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Just imagine…a psychopath is elected President of the United States。 Yeah， just imagine………Been there， done that， and this is not the book about it。 I’d sort of abandoned reading Patterson a few years ago。 As his books became more prolific， it seemed the writing got lighter and lighter。 But， I couldn’t resist the description of this one。The President of the United States， Keegan Barrett， has become unhinged。 He has a kill list of enemies of the United States and sets up a back channel network to Just imagine…a psychopath is elected President of the United States。 Yeah， just imagine………Been there， done that， and this is not the book about it。 I’d sort of abandoned reading Patterson a few years ago。 As his books became more prolific， it seemed the writing got lighter and lighter。 But， I couldn’t resist the description of this one。The President of the United States， Keegan Barrett， has become unhinged。 He has a kill list of enemies of the United States and sets up a back channel network to destroy them and bring the country on the verge of a world war。 It is up to some CIA agents and the new director of the agency to try to stop him。 And， by the way， the Vice President is in a comatose state due to poisoning and the majority leader is under fire due to a made up scandal， This is a cautionary tale about what could happen when a narcissistic paranoid sociopath focused on destroying his perceived enemies is placed in a position of power。 Keegan believes divine providence made him the president; he operates like he owns the country。 Sound familiar？ However， Keegan eats egg white omelets for dinner and “stays off Twitter and doesn’t claim to be a stable genius。” He works to obliterate foreign enemies rather than enabling them。 A little fantastical？ Maybe not……。Thanks to #netgalley and @LittleBrown for the ARC 。。。more
Jane Nault Perron
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What a book。 I loved this new James Patterson book。 It had lots of twists and turns。 It kept me interested the entire time。 It's not a cookie cutter version of his other books， it's different， but amazing。 So glad I was able to receive this book to review。 What a book。 I loved this new James Patterson book。 It had lots of twists and turns。 It kept me interested the entire time。 It's not a cookie cutter version of his other books， it's different， but amazing。 So glad I was able to receive this book to review。 。。。more
Kelli Hotard
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I have read lots of James Patterson novels。 However， this is my first Brandan DuBois novel。 Positives: Good character build。 Edge of your seat plot twists。Negatives: Took me a while to get into the story。 Too much happening all at once。 Not sure who the target reader is supposed to be。
Beth
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This story blew my mind wide open！！！ It scared me senseless！ Keegan Barrett has become President of the United States after a career as Director of the CIA。 After being in office for a few months he begins to become the puppetmaster to get to his ultimate goal， total domination。 He creates a secret CIA group using agents Liam Grey and Noa HImel to covertly start taking out all the people and groups that have done what he perceives a grievance against him。 It doesn't take long for them to begin t This story blew my mind wide open！！！ It scared me senseless！ Keegan Barrett has become President of the United States after a career as Director of the CIA。 After being in office for a few months he begins to become the puppetmaster to get to his ultimate goal， total domination。 He creates a secret CIA group using agents Liam Grey and Noa HImel to covertly start taking out all the people and groups that have done what he perceives a grievance against him。 It doesn't take long for them to begin to realize something is wrong with his plan and they pull in people to help them get the evidence on the President。 Will they save the Vice President and get the evidence on the President in time to save the United States from World War III？ Read this book but be prepared。 。。。more
Starry Night
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At this point in Patterson's career do the publishers really need to put a quote like "James Patterson is one of the most popular fiction writers in history" on the back of his newest book？What next， James Patterson quote "I am bigger than Jesus Christ"？ At this point in Patterson's career do the publishers really need to put a quote like "James Patterson is one of the most popular fiction writers in history" on the back of his newest book？What next， James Patterson quote "I am bigger than Jesus Christ"？ 。。。more
Mekerei
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could this occur？Scary take on how a system can be “ worked” to allow an outcome that benefits one person。I don’t know enough about American constitution issues to know how possible this story could be。Interesting read。 Three stars
Monnie
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A president who's mentally bonkers？ Wow， what a concept！ Kudos to the authors for a timely topic that showcases what can happen when the leader of the free world's power is totally unchecked。 U。S。 President Keegan Barrett doesn't have orange hair， nor is he inclined to throw ketchup at walls - but he does believe the only way to get "them" is for him to get them first。He's got a diabolical plan that starts with a loyal-to-the-core assistant and formation of two teams of CIA operatives - one dome A president who's mentally bonkers？ Wow， what a concept！ Kudos to the authors for a timely topic that showcases what can happen when the leader of the free world's power is totally unchecked。 U。S。 President Keegan Barrett doesn't have orange hair， nor is he inclined to throw ketchup at walls - but he does believe the only way to get "them" is for him to get them first。He's got a diabolical plan that starts with a loyal-to-the-core assistant and formation of two teams of CIA operatives - one domestic and one foreign - led by Noa Himel and Liam Grey; they're charged with carrying out the President's direct orders， which are kept secret from all the other government leaders because a） Barrett doesn't trust anyone and b） he's the only one who's right。 If everything goes the way he's sure it will， he'll end up a dictator who's admired and revered; after all， he deserves no less。 If millions of people's lives are disrupted - and death arguably is the biggest disruption there is - everyone who's left will agree he did it all for love of country。Also loyal to the core are Liam and Noa - that is， until they're not; nasty things happen （some of which they're ordered by the President to make happen） that lead them to the smell of a rat - a rat with two legs who acts suspiciously like the man they've sworn an oath to obey no matter what。 Gradually， the light dawns; but now that they can see where the path they're on leads， what can they do to prevent the biggest disaster the world has ever known？ Worse， the whole thing is a ticking time bomb; it's not just a matter of stopping the President， but stopping him fast。 And when his word is everyone's command， the whole thing turns into a James Bond "Goldfinger" countdown that， of course， keeps readers on the edge of their seats （well， it did me， at least）。 Some parts are predictable， others elicited a few gasps and the whole thing is a fast-paced adventure。 Many thanks to the publisher， via NetGalley， for allowing me to read and review a pre-release copy。 。。。more
Ron Charles
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James Patterson’s new thriller， “Blowback，” asks us to imagine what would happen if a narcissistic psychopath were elected to the White House。Americans could be forgiven for thinking they already have a pretty good idea of what that would be like。But if “Blowback” is feedback on Donald Trump’s raging years in office， it’s only a glancing shot。That figures。 After all， Patterson has long maintained an indulgent détente with his friend and fellow Floridian。 Unlike Stephen King， who regularly unleas James Patterson’s new thriller， “Blowback，” asks us to imagine what would happen if a narcissistic psychopath were elected to the White House。Americans could be forgiven for thinking they already have a pretty good idea of what that would be like。But if “Blowback” is feedback on Donald Trump’s raging years in office， it’s only a glancing shot。That figures。 After all， Patterson has long maintained an indulgent détente with his friend and fellow Floridian。 Unlike Stephen King， who regularly unleashes the hounds of hell upon Trump， Patterson has largely restricted himself to sighs of disappointment。 Even in his two immensely popular presidential thrillers written with Bill Clinton， Patterson has avoided any harsh criticism of the Very Stable Genius。That attitude of restraint paid off when Trump awarded Patterson a National Humanities Medal， the only one conferred on a novelist during Trump’s time in office。 At a White House ceremony in 2019， the president told Patterson， “You’ve sold a lot more books than me， and I guess you’ve sold a lot more books than anyone but maybe one: the Bible。” It was a weird moment that inadvertently called attention to the fact that Trump， Patterson and God rely on other people to help write their books。 。 。 。To read the rest of this review， go to The Washington Post:https://www。washingtonpost。com/books/。。。 。。。more
Linda
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This is another hit for James Patterson。 The story revolves around a power hungry but insane President Keegan Barrett and 2 CIA operatives that get caught up in his shenanigans。 The story has a lot of dirty politics and intrigue。 We all have wondered what America would be like if there were no barriers to really getting stuff done。 President Barrett decides for himself to remove all the barriers to fulfilling his plan。 At first his plans seem sort of reasonable and that is what brings the 2 CIA This is another hit for James Patterson。 The story revolves around a power hungry but insane President Keegan Barrett and 2 CIA operatives that get caught up in his shenanigans。 The story has a lot of dirty politics and intrigue。 We all have wondered what America would be like if there were no barriers to really getting stuff done。 President Barrett decides for himself to remove all the barriers to fulfilling his plan。 At first his plans seem sort of reasonable and that is what brings the 2 CIA operatives Liam and Noa into the fold。 They knew that what they were doing was against the rules/regulations but President Barrett explains how they are only bending/delaying some of the rules instead of smashing them to bits。 They quickly realize the error of their ways in believing in the President。 The action really picks up as they have to figure out to stop the President and prevent a war。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advance reading copy in exchange for a real review。 。。。more
Irv Kantrowitz
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The book explores the question， what if the people elect a psychopath as president。I am very happy with this book。 It starts out a little slow but quickly has a lot of adventure。 suspense， and thrills。 It was very difficult to put it down during the second half of the story。
Robin
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This is a typical James Patterson thriller， with lots of edge-of-your-seat action， strong characters， fast-moving plotlines， and realistic， scary outcomes。 President Bartlett is a very popular President， handsome， charming， and dedicated。 Although he is single， there are no hints of improprieties or unacceptable behavior。 In short， he seems almost perfect。。。until he isn't。 Terrific， fast read。 Thanks to NetGalley and Little， Brown and Company for providing an ARC。 This is a typical James Patterson thriller， with lots of edge-of-your-seat action， strong characters， fast-moving plotlines， and realistic， scary outcomes。 President Bartlett is a very popular President， handsome， charming， and dedicated。 Although he is single， there are no hints of improprieties or unacceptable behavior。 In short， he seems almost perfect。。。until he isn't。 Terrific， fast read。 Thanks to NetGalley and Little， Brown and Company for providing an ARC。 。。。more
Heidi
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This is my first James Patterson book that isn't for grade school children。 I know but this grade schoolbooks are so much fun to read to kids。Blowback is a very on the nose of current political climate with a narcissistic President believes that he is doing everything to protect the country he loves。 US President Keegan Barrett CIA agents to take down his enemies as the people around him are getting sick。 After the first 1\2 of the book starts off slow filled with backstories and information on This is my first James Patterson book that isn't for grade school children。 I know but this grade schoolbooks are so much fun to read to kids。Blowback is a very on the nose of current political climate with a narcissistic President believes that he is doing everything to protect the country he loves。 US President Keegan Barrett CIA agents to take down his enemies as the people around him are getting sick。 After the first 1\2 of the book starts off slow filled with backstories and information on all the important characters that will play major roles in the story。 After that the action， mystery start to come to life keeping readers hooked。 Even with a few too many plot holes this story will keep readers ready for what is next with these two authors。 If this book had been written 5 or 6 years ago， I would have called it silly idea。 However， at times this story hits very close to home。Thank you to Netgalley for an advance copy of Blowback by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois。 。。。more
Julie Garner
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WOW！！！！
Bill
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First-time Patterson reader here。 I was looking forward to sampling this popular author。 I was a bit disappointed。 After a clunky first third full of overwrought physical and background descriptions of even minor players， this book got down to business and had me hooked， even with a stunningly unbelievable plot （no matter how many comparisons are drawn to TFG）。 What I find hard to reconcile with reality in thriller plots are any conspiracies that involve more than a couple of conspirators and an First-time Patterson reader here。 I was looking forward to sampling this popular author。 I was a bit disappointed。 After a clunky first third full of overwrought physical and background descriptions of even minor players， this book got down to business and had me hooked， even with a stunningly unbelievable plot （no matter how many comparisons are drawn to TFG）。 What I find hard to reconcile with reality in thriller plots are any conspiracies that involve more than a couple of conspirators and any criminal mastermind that has seemingly unlimited access to reliable minions。 At least this story relied mostly on the latter。The important characters， mainly the key protagonists， did finally come to life （somewhat in spite of their introductions） and helped me keep everything straight in the labyrinthian plot。 And the stakes and action were ramped up very effectively to keep me turning pages。 Ultimately， I have to agree with others that the outcome is as forgettable as most TV movies。 Seemingly important plot threads did not live up to their promise。 And the stakes， while onerous， didn't seem and more long-lasting than any non-lethal gunshot wound in a TV Western。My TBR includes a couple of other Patterson titles。 I still look forward to reading these。 But I can only recommend this title as a disposable beach read。Disclosure: Thank you to Netgalley and Little， Brown for providing a free copy of this book in return for my honest review。 。。。more
Erica S。
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This picked up steam as it went。 A good page turner and lots of action！ Recommended！
Reference
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