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Tierra Campos Thrillers #5
Decisive Endgame
The board is set. The pieces are in place. There will be no stalemate in this endgame.Journalist Tierra Campos and FBI Special Agent Victoria Larsen make a last-ditch effort to stop a coup against the incoming president of the United States in the fifth book of this high-octane political thriller series.
As the calendar marches toward the Electoral College vote that will solidify the cabal’s control, Tierra’s and Victoria’s ad-hoc alliance must roll the dice to stave off disaster. Everything will come down to one moment where the only possible result is checkmate. In a months-long struggle defined by countless moves and countermoves, which side will prevail when both sides play for keeps in the decisive endgame?
Revealed Secrets is the final novel in a five-book serial drama. Readers are encouraged to begin the journey with Justifiable Deceit and enjoy the Tierra Campos Thrillers in the order they were written.
“True freedom is laying your king down before someone does it for you.”The election is over, and the attempt to thwart the oncoming coup has failed. With the ringleader exposed as a powerful manipulator, the stakes are even higher. While the cabal has positioned itself to cement its stranglehold on the new president-elect, journalist Tierra Campos is left with one more daunting puzzle to solve – why she’s still alive.
With the transition beginning and the victor suffocating under the crushing weight of extortion, the online news organization Front Burner must again fight for its survival. Elements in the government are determined to silence while training their sights on another target – FBI agent and heroine Victoria Larsen, who has now been labeled a domestic terrorist and America’s most wanted fugitive.
When the noose tightens around Victoria as she uncovers concrete evidence of the plot, Tierra hatches a desperate, last-ditch plan to exploit the only crack in the powerful cabal’s armor. New friends, old enemies, and ardent adversaries must unite for a common purpose to expose the coup and save the presidency while not shattering the people’s confidence in their government.
Revealed Secrets is a fast-paced political suspense thriller with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final chapter. Download it now!
The Tierra Campos Thrillers (in order):Justifiable DeceitDevious MeasuresVital TargetsRevealed SecretsDecisive Endgame
As the calendar marches toward the Electoral College vote that will solidify the cabal’s control, Tierra’s and Victoria’s ad-hoc alliance must roll the dice to stave off disaster. Everything will come down to one moment where the only possible result is checkmate. In a months-long struggle defined by countless moves and countermoves, which side will prevail when both sides play for keeps in the decisive endgame?
Revealed Secrets is the final novel in a five-book serial drama. Readers are encouraged to begin the journey with Justifiable Deceit and enjoy the Tierra Campos Thrillers in the order they were written.
“True freedom is laying your king down before someone does it for you.”The election is over, and the attempt to thwart the oncoming coup has failed. With the ringleader exposed as a powerful manipulator, the stakes are even higher. While the cabal has positioned itself to cement its stranglehold on the new president-elect, journalist Tierra Campos is left with one more daunting puzzle to solve – why she’s still alive.
With the transition beginning and the victor suffocating under the crushing weight of extortion, the online news organization Front Burner must again fight for its survival. Elements in the government are determined to silence while training their sights on another target – FBI agent and heroine Victoria Larsen, who has now been labeled a domestic terrorist and America’s most wanted fugitive.
When the noose tightens around Victoria as she uncovers concrete evidence of the plot, Tierra hatches a desperate, last-ditch plan to exploit the only crack in the powerful cabal’s armor. New friends, old enemies, and ardent adversaries must unite for a common purpose to expose the coup and save the presidency while not shattering the people’s confidence in their government.
Revealed Secrets is a fast-paced political suspense thriller with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final chapter. Download it now!
The Tierra Campos Thrillers (in order):Justifiable DeceitDevious MeasuresVital TargetsRevealed SecretsDecisive Endgame
347 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2023
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About the author
Mikael Carlson
26 books85 followersMikael Carlson is an award-winning political fiction author, including a silver medal from Readers' Favorite and National Indie Excellence, Lyra, and Global E-book Awards.
Mikael is a proud U.S. Army Paratrooper and retired Army National Guardsman. He graduated with a Master of Arts in American History in 2010 and with a B.S. in International Business from Marist College in 1996.
An avid traveler and unabashed political junkie, he is the author of the Politics as Unusual blog You can find him at www.mikaelcarlson.com.
Mikael is a proud U.S. Army Paratrooper and retired Army National Guardsman. He graduated with a Master of Arts in American History in 2010 and with a B.S. in International Business from Marist College in 1996.
An avid traveler and unabashed political junkie, he is the author of the Politics as Unusual blog You can find him at www.mikaelcarlson.com.
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October 21, 2025
Eager to read a political thriller series that once more has parallels to the present US situation, I turned to the final novel in this collection by Mikael Carlson. After the latest presidential election appears to put Senator Alicia Standish in the Oval Office, journalist Tierra Campos and FBI Special Agent Victoria Larsen know they have to stop it. Not because Standish is a horrible candidate, but due to the fact that a cabal has been pulling stings to ensure the senator is elected and will become the puppet to powerful outside sources. Primaries have been skewed, votes realigned, and people have had their reputations ruined. There is a core group and no one is the wiser as things shift in the blink of an eye. The last-ditch effort hopes to stop this by the time the Electoral College casts its formal votes to cement the results of the election. As Tierra works to use her journalistic contacts to subtly bring down the cabal, Special Agent Larsen works off the grid, as she is still seen as one who is implicated in all the nefarious acts. This is surely a game of chess, where every move has consequences and there is no room for error. The world is, as yet, unaware of the battle ensuing and it will take a master to ensure checkmate falls in the right camp. Mikael Carlson delivers a stunning conclusion to the series that had me hooked from the outset.
Mikael Carlson is an author whose political thrillers I have read before. He presents yet another foundation in this fifth and final novel in the series that engages the reader. The story presents that fallout of the climactic fourth novel that explored election night and the truths that came to pass. With this solid foundation, Mikael Carlson builds on it and takes a fork in the road to ponder how the situation might remedy itself. Pushing ideas that have built through the past books, the reader is led through many exciting happenings with no time to spare and perhaps some of Carlson’s musing about the actual American political situation. Short chapters propel the story forward in an effective way and there is no doubt the reader ought to keep reading for answers. Multiple perspectives through narrative eyes give the reader a full view of events from all sides, which adds to the reading enjoyment. Carlson has a way of pulling the reader in and refuses to let go, with such captivating storytelling. This series has proven this once more.
Characters are impactful as they set about creating their own backstories and development. Readers will know the likes of Tierra Campos and Victoria Larsen, but will likely enjoy seeing the protagonists tackle all the obstacles laid out before them. There are some supporting characters who return from past novels, playing their own roles to add depth to the series and the interactions on the page. Mikael Carlson does well to keep the reader involved with everyone, ensuring no wallflowers. Helping to guide the reader, these characters add a layer of intrigue for the series fan.
Surprises and political development are core in a thriller of this nature. This series has not fallen short on any account. Mikael Carlson has developed surprises and twists throughout the series, all of which come rushing out in this final novel. There are things that arise swiftly, as well as events that have been three books in the making, though Carlson gives both the same attention to detail. Political thrillers usually need something to keep things from being predictable and Carlson offers numerous crumbs to sate the reader into accepting the unexpected. There was so much that needed resolving and the surprises keep the reader guessing what awaits them with each turn of the page, something Carlson addressed blatantly and subtly throughout this piece. I am eager to read more of his work and have enjoyed other series. What’s next for my Mikael Carlson adventure, I am not yet sure!
Kudos, Mr. Carlson, for a great finale and a stellar series!
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Mikael Carlson is an author whose political thrillers I have read before. He presents yet another foundation in this fifth and final novel in the series that engages the reader. The story presents that fallout of the climactic fourth novel that explored election night and the truths that came to pass. With this solid foundation, Mikael Carlson builds on it and takes a fork in the road to ponder how the situation might remedy itself. Pushing ideas that have built through the past books, the reader is led through many exciting happenings with no time to spare and perhaps some of Carlson’s musing about the actual American political situation. Short chapters propel the story forward in an effective way and there is no doubt the reader ought to keep reading for answers. Multiple perspectives through narrative eyes give the reader a full view of events from all sides, which adds to the reading enjoyment. Carlson has a way of pulling the reader in and refuses to let go, with such captivating storytelling. This series has proven this once more.
Characters are impactful as they set about creating their own backstories and development. Readers will know the likes of Tierra Campos and Victoria Larsen, but will likely enjoy seeing the protagonists tackle all the obstacles laid out before them. There are some supporting characters who return from past novels, playing their own roles to add depth to the series and the interactions on the page. Mikael Carlson does well to keep the reader involved with everyone, ensuring no wallflowers. Helping to guide the reader, these characters add a layer of intrigue for the series fan.
Surprises and political development are core in a thriller of this nature. This series has not fallen short on any account. Mikael Carlson has developed surprises and twists throughout the series, all of which come rushing out in this final novel. There are things that arise swiftly, as well as events that have been three books in the making, though Carlson gives both the same attention to detail. Political thrillers usually need something to keep things from being predictable and Carlson offers numerous crumbs to sate the reader into accepting the unexpected. There was so much that needed resolving and the surprises keep the reader guessing what awaits them with each turn of the page, something Carlson addressed blatantly and subtly throughout this piece. I am eager to read more of his work and have enjoyed other series. What’s next for my Mikael Carlson adventure, I am not yet sure!
Kudos, Mr. Carlson, for a great finale and a stellar series!
Love/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:
http://pecheyponderings.wordpress.com/
July 24, 2023
Hard to put down
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel about Tierra and Victoria taking on a subversive group planning to control the presidency. Their help comes from many unexpected places. Another thing that I loved about this book is that not only it action packed, but also gave a lot of the history of places where the people met in secret and in the open.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel about Tierra and Victoria taking on a subversive group planning to control the presidency. Their help comes from many unexpected places. Another thing that I loved about this book is that not only it action packed, but also gave a lot of the history of places where the people met in secret and in the open.
September 15, 2023
Victoria and Tierra are unlikely to be working together,but where's the evidince???
Victoria Larson has been declared a domestic terrorist ad is on the run. Tierra Campos is hiding out after her reporting for Front Burner and it abruptly is shut down.
Victoria Larson has been declared a domestic terrorist ad is on the run. Tierra Campos is hiding out after her reporting for Front Burner and it abruptly is shut down.
March 1, 2024
Series Finale
I couldn't put this episode down. I thourghly enjoyed it. It was easy reading. I was surprised a couple times during the events . Boy was I wrong about what I figured would happen. Thank you very much for an exciting series.
I couldn't put this episode down. I thourghly enjoyed it. It was easy reading. I was surprised a couple times during the events . Boy was I wrong about what I figured would happen. Thank you very much for an exciting series.
July 11, 2023
seth
An average book. The story was great but there were too many people brought into the story.The story had a lot twists and turns but was too long
An average book. The story was great but there were too many people brought into the story.The story had a lot twists and turns but was too long
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