President's Assassin

A Tall Tale

Brian Haig must have spent no small amount of time concocting the plot for this novel. It's a pretty impressive work, which means I could not have done it. Yet there is a little too much cutesiness in the main character, Sean Drummond. But I liked the novel a lot. For the reader who wants the author to unite Sean and Jenny in another novel, I wonder how that might happen given the way the book goes, but you'd have to read all of it to know that. So, if you are like me and going through Haig's novels to find another one to read, take my word for it, this one is worth reading.

The presidents Assain

The best book in the serise

The President's Assassin

A great read!

A Series That Keeps Getting Better

This is the first book that I have read in this series. But I'm hooked. I want to go back now and read all the books that I missed.

Normally when you read a book this deep in a series the writing, plot and characters become flat. Not so with this book. From the beginning I became hooked on the character and his wiseass attitude and banter. The author does an excellent job of tying in prior works and character updates.

I won't reveal any of the plot line, but will only say that if you like a book that's hard to put down and is full of intrigue and twists then you'll love this one. Highly recommended.

Brian, find a way to partner Jenny and Sean again!!

Great book, non-stop thriller. I came to love Jenny Margold - she and Sean were terrific together. Brian left a way way to bring them together again, and I hope he does. It would be a fascinating read!! This book was wonderful - if you love action thrillers that make you exercise all your gray matter to predict what's next, this is for you.

A great suspense story....

This was a very good book. The conclusion was a little too predictable to garner '5 Stars' but it was still a very interesting story that made me want to keep reading. I really like Sean Drummond and look forward to reading the next book with him as the main character.

Excellent!!

I listened to this one on CD. It was recommended to me and I loved it. Great read.

The Domestic' Al Qaeda' Hits Washington

When the White House Chief Of Staff and his wife were found slumped over their breakfast bowls, army lawyer Sean Drummond finds himself paired with the desirable Secret Agent Jennie Margold to solve the murders. A note with a bounty placed on the President¿s head gets thrown in to spark one of the most notorious crimes that further claims the lives of a White House Spokesperson, a Justice of the Peace and the wife of the Director of the FBI ¿ messages to the FBI and CIA that the important administrators of Washington DC were just starters in the menu ¿ and the only way to stop it is if a ransom is paid. Although the perpetrators seem to be one step ahead (indications that an insider is leaking some confidential information), sharp eyed and tar tongued Drummond rises to the occasion to combat the escalating body counts and beat them at their own game. Full of twists and suspense, author Brian Haig offers a nail biting novel with insightful peeks into the workings of a high profile investigation and keen psychological observations into the minds of seemingly normal people with inner demons. The ending holds some grand surprises because just when readers are about to breathe a sigh of relief for their hero, Drummond finds himself unnerved by startling revelations that just might cause him. The President¿s Assassin has superb characterization, terrific dialogue, mordant humor and great plotting. Read this and you will want to grab more of Haig¿s work.

Haig Keeps Me Coming Back for More

This was my first foray into reading Brian Haig's work. I thought the story with rich with intrigue and kept me wanting more all the way to the end. I can't wait for the next Sean Drummnd Book because I am running out of the old ones.

thriller fan

This is one of the best thrillers ever written. I love Brian Haig's sense of humor! Brian Haig writes with the best of them: Stephen White, Robert Crais, Harlan Coban, and Lee Child.

Spell binding thriller

My first book by Haig and not my last. More twists than a pretzel factory and Sean is a super sleuth. Wise-cracking and smart. The ending is priceless and reinforces that you hate having finished the book. Headed to the bookstore to buy another one and so should you.

Another Hit

Loved it. I just wish he could knock out a book every couple of months. Please, Brian, don't stop writing about Sean Drummond.

Terrific Read

Very enjoyable and held my interest throughout. I take exception to a previous reviewer's comments about the writing style. I hope the author plans on a sequel.

interesting story, but style really poor

I fully realize that as a person who uses English as a second language I'm in a poor position to criticize someone else¿s style, but this book has really been poorly written. Dialogs are really unnatural (I recall a conversation about one of victims immediately after his deaths which was just too witty to be real) and some words are used too often. There are pages where the author starts using some expression and simply cannot quit it: in reality, actually, incidentally are a few examples. They pop up every other sentence. I am sticking to the book only because of the excellent narration by Scott Brick (this refers to the audio version).

Haig Strikes Again

By now, Brian Haig should have run out of fresh story ideas for his smart-mouthed JAG officer, Sean Drummond. At the very least, Drummond should have been shot several times purely for his ability to rub the bad guy the wrong way, especially with his mouth. Haig has created the penultimate thiller concept this time - a terrorist who wants to kill the president, and the good guys who apparently can't stop him. Drummond's character is as brash as ever, and at approximately one new book a year, I haven't tired of his voice. Tight plots with lots of twists and turns, but not so much as to lose the reader's interest. Thankfully, Brian Haig is well into his next manuscript because we'll get to hear from him again. Excellent reading, as with the previous four Haig novels. One small negative ... the book is not long enough. I could have used 600-700 pages.

fabulous political investigative thriller

In exile to the CIA's Office of Special Projects, Army JAG Major Sean Drummond is escorted by FBI Agent Jennifer Margold to a Virginia crime scene where six corpses are located. Considering that the house is impenetrable with cameras and radar detectors outside and agents inside, no one knows how the killer breached the premises. That is no one until Sean explains the most likely method that led to the assassination of the White House Chief of Staff Terry Belknap, his wife, and their four secret service bodyguards. The message left behind is ¿¿ the president will be history in the next two days¿. --- Though he wants out because he knows what will hit the bureaucratic fan, Sean wonders if the mass murders are linked to the $100 million bounty offered for killing the president? Soon a Supreme Court Justice and the Republican National Committee chairman are killed too. Drummond concludes that a mole inside the inner circle of security is giving away information. He must remove the mole before he can stop the killing machine, but has only one day left. --- In his fifth appearance, Drummond is at his wisecracking best because he has the perfect straight man (make that woman) the tight Margold as his sidekick. Sean is stupendous as he cannot sit idly quiet even when it is his in his best interests while working for the civilians. The story line is terrific, perhaps the best of a strong series as Brian Haig provides a fabulous political investigative thriller that grips the audience from the moment Sean opens his mouth in the affluent Virginia suburbs and never slows down until he gets the final word in.--- Harriet Klausner

Haig hits a Home Run

Sean Drummond has pretty much done and seen it all. From the killing fields of Bosnia, to the political complexities of 21st century Korea and post-Soviet Russia, to the deadly battelfield of corporate warfare, nothing has prepared him for the carnage that kicks off The President's Assassin. The novel opens upon the brutal scene of the President's chief of staff having been killed in his own home,along with the note that tells official Washington that the President will be dead within 72 hours if a huge ransom isn't paid. Teamed with a crackerjack female FBI criminal profiler, Drummond has to discover who is behind the threat and why before its too late. As always, it is a pleasure to join the sharp-eyed and tart-tongued Drummond as he battles both Washington bureaucracy and an escalating body count to try and find a team of extraordinarily professional killers who always seem to be a step ahead, before they can reach their ultimate target. Haig skillfully ratchets up the suspense with every chapter and the revelation of the motive behind the plot is both unexpected and amply worth the trip. All in all, Haig has hit a home run with this one!

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