Wayward Patriot: Preserving the Vote: The election is secure. Treason Awaits.

by Jack Meyer, Lori Ehlke, Carrie Cannella (Editor)

The nation breathes a sigh of relief as a new, entirely secure voting system restores public confidence in election integrity. However, when corporate manager Brad Tillman discovers evidence that a vote has been manipulated, his world is turned upside down. Somebody knows what Brad has discovered, and now he's a target for murder.

Brad Tillman works as a numbers guy for the cybersecurity firm that developed the new election system. Following the death of his best friend and colleague, he finds evidence that a recent special election has been manipulated and begins to doubt that his friend's demise was accidental. Suddenly, he finds himself completely out of his element and on the run as he tries to find the truth about who is behind the chaos. He must probe carefully, question his assumptions and sort out the facts from his own biases along the way.

293 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2023

About the author

Jack became intrigued by thrillers when Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October was published in 1984. For the next 16 years he was content to read as much as he could and didn’t give writing much thought. That changed, however, during the 2000 Presidential election as he watched TV coverage of the Florida recount and the “hanging chads” controversy. It gave him the idea that an election conspiracy would be a great basis for a thriller. Unfortunately his career, which included management positions in corporate America and small business ownership as well as a brief stint in ministry, kept Jack too busy to write until he retired in 2020. That’s when he began his life as an author.

He has plans for a fourth book and more, and enjoys interacting with his readers about books and contemporary issues relating to politics.

He and his wife, Barbara, have three grown children and seven grandchildren and divide their time between Colorado Springs and Tucson, seeking to avoid the snow

Reviews

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a story which may be a projection of what is to come. The story begins with the Hit & Run of Al, a jogger, who was involved with the development of a universal voting system. Brad, Al's friend, is asked to return some files that Al had in his briefcase that belonged to GCI, the company that both Al and Brad worked. As Brad was going through the files, he found a copy of what looked like a voter tabulation for a special election in Penn. Brad checked the results as listed on Penn's website for the election. The sheet Brad had reflected the votes recorded and they matched exactly. Brad then became concerned because Al was killed 4 days before the election.

Brad had concerns and later discovered that he was being followed. He was also threatened but managed to escape. Brad was able to evade his attacker by speeding as he tried to lose the person chasing him. As a result of his actions, he was arrested and charged with Speeding and DUI. Because of this, he was protected. Brad told his wife, Barb, and the attorney that came to help him about his situation. In the end, Brad told the police the story. Eventually he brought it to the FBI's intention and an investigation was started. The case later took on an additional complexion when the possibility of two murders came into play.

As time went by, Brad seemed to discover more and learning from Eric, another employee from the same company, they began to finally discover the plot.

To learn who was behind the plot, who the killer was, what discover Eric made and the price he paid, then you need to read this book. It is a definite eye-opener.

[Govno Nichevo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that this was an okay read. The pace was reasonable, the plot was interesting, and the treatment fair. The technology described all seemed to be existing technology, which made the story seem more credible. Told in a "documentary" style which made engagement a little harder.