Besieged (A Jake Mahegan Thriller) by A. J.…

Besieged (A Jake Mahegan Thriller) (edition 2017)

by A. J. Tata (Author)

Series: Jake Mehegan (3)

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML: *An explosive novel of domestic terrorism and a Publishers Weekly* Best Book of the Year from the national bestselling author of Three Minutes to Midnight. It starts with the unthinkable. A school under siege. A shooter in the classroom. A nightmare scenario that has become all too common in today's United States. But this time, former Delta Captain Jake Mahegan is there when it happens. Checking in on the schoolteacher daughter of a colleague, Mahegan finds himself face to face with a merciless gunman rigged as a suicide bomber. Without warning, the school is attacked from the outside as well�??and all hell breaks loose. The teacher shoots the gunman, Mahegan is knocked unconscious, and a twelve-year-old autistic girl named Misha is kidnapped. When the smoke clears, Mahegan is left with a long list of unanswered questions�??and a deeply personal mission to rescue Misha. Racing against the clock, his search will take him from the tech-fueled think-tanks of a North Carolina factory to the top-secret nerve centers of embedded Iranian agents. It's all part of a bigger, darker conspiracy that's taking domestic terrorism to a whole new level. And it's up to Mahegan to stop what could be the most devastating attack in U.S. history . . . Praise for the Jake Mahegan series from #1 New York Times-bestselling authors** "Tata writes with a gripping and gritty authority." �??Richard North Patterson "Absolutely fantastic . . . pulse-pounding." �??Brad Thor "An explosive, seat of your pants thriller!" �??W.E.B. Griffin "Topical, frightening, possible, and riveting." �??… (more)

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Title:	Besieged (A Jake Mahegan Thriller)
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BESIEGED BY A.J. TATA. Wow! From page one to the very end you get action, bombings, Iranians on American soil & in the middle of all the chaos a little girl with special talents and special needs. Jake Mahegan former Special Forces walked into the middle of a hornet's nest when he visits an elementary school. After the school is bombed, Jake must figure out why the bad guys want a little girl. Misha is no ordinary girl as we (and Jake) find out the hard way. From the moment he enters the school its non stop action, numerous bombings and bad guys who want him dead and the girl in their possession. Jake must stop them at all costs.

This is the first of this series I have read ( This is book three) but I've become an instant A.J Tata fan! He makes sure there is no dull moments in his books!

I recieved this book free from Netgalley in exchange for a review. (

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For my sister, Kendall, a great athlete and selfless friend to all

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:

An explosive novel of domestic terrorism and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year from the national bestselling author of Three Minutes to Midnight.

It starts with the unthinkable. A school under siege. A shooter in the classroom. A nightmare scenario that has become all too common in today's United States. But this time, former Delta Captain Jake Mahegan is there when it happens.

Checking in on the schoolteacher daughter of a colleague, Mahegan finds himself face to face with a merciless gunman rigged as a suicide bomber. Without warning, the school is attacked from the outside as well�??and all hell breaks loose. The teacher shoots the gunman, Mahegan is knocked unconscious, and a twelve-year-old autistic girl named Misha is kidnapped.

When the smoke clears, Mahegan is left with a long list of unanswered questions�??and a deeply personal mission to rescue Misha. Racing against the clock, his search will take him from the tech-fueled think-tanks of a North Carolina factory to the top-secret nerve centers of embedded Iranian agents. It's all part of a bigger, darker conspiracy that's taking domestic terrorism to a whole new level. And it's up to Mahegan to stop what could be the most devastating attack in U.S. history . . .

Praise for the Jake Mahegan series from #1 New York Times-bestselling authors

"Tata writes with a gripping and gritty authority." �??Richard North Patterson

"Absolutely fantastic . . . pulse-pounding." �??Brad Thor

"An explosive, seat of your pants thriller!" �??W.E.B. Griffin

"Topical, frightening, possible, and riveting." �??