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Riptide
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Expected 12 May 26A shadow war rages. Only one man can drag it into the light.
Still haunted by his former teammate’s betrayal and the unveiling of a conspiracy that runs deeper than he imagined, Foster Quinn is once more thrust back into the world he thought he left behind. In the sweltering heat off the coast of Key West, a mission to seize a billionaire’s yacht ends in a chilling America’s enemies aren’t just beyond our borders—they might be sitting in Congress.
When a powerful Texas businessman recruits Foster to investigate the political malfeasance behind the death of his son, Foster is pulled into a web of corruption that leads him from a luxury megayacht in the Caribbean to a tech mogul’s grand estate in the Pacific Northwest. As he hunts down the men pulling the strings, Foster must resist the temptation in his search for justice to be swept away by revenge. He’ll need all his training and resilience to unravel a plot driven by greed and masked by patriotism. Especially when the war becomes personal, and he realizes it’s coming to his own turf.
The sequel to the USA Today bestseller Silent Horizons, Riptide is an exhilarating, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that blurs the line between duty and revenge—and leaves no one above suspicion.
From former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux and retired Navy fighter pilot Jack Stewart, who bring real-world expertise from their experiences in the Armed Forces to their writingA high-stakes suspense novel for fans of Jack Carr, Mark Greaney, and Brad TaylorFilled with fast-paced action and international intrigue, and interwoven with themes of military brotherhood, sacrifice, courage, and loyaltySecond book in the Silent Horizons series
Still haunted by his former teammate’s betrayal and the unveiling of a conspiracy that runs deeper than he imagined, Foster Quinn is once more thrust back into the world he thought he left behind. In the sweltering heat off the coast of Key West, a mission to seize a billionaire’s yacht ends in a chilling America’s enemies aren’t just beyond our borders—they might be sitting in Congress.
When a powerful Texas businessman recruits Foster to investigate the political malfeasance behind the death of his son, Foster is pulled into a web of corruption that leads him from a luxury megayacht in the Caribbean to a tech mogul’s grand estate in the Pacific Northwest. As he hunts down the men pulling the strings, Foster must resist the temptation in his search for justice to be swept away by revenge. He’ll need all his training and resilience to unravel a plot driven by greed and masked by patriotism. Especially when the war becomes personal, and he realizes it’s coming to his own turf.
The sequel to the USA Today bestseller Silent Horizons, Riptide is an exhilarating, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that blurs the line between duty and revenge—and leaves no one above suspicion.
From former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux and retired Navy fighter pilot Jack Stewart, who bring real-world expertise from their experiences in the Armed Forces to their writingA high-stakes suspense novel for fans of Jack Carr, Mark Greaney, and Brad TaylorFilled with fast-paced action and international intrigue, and interwoven with themes of military brotherhood, sacrifice, courage, and loyaltySecond book in the Silent Horizons series
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About the author
Chad Robichaux
7 books57 followersChad Robichaux is a former Force Recon Marine and DoD Contractor who served on eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Task Force. After overcoming his personal battles with PTSd and nearly becoming a veteran suicide statistic, Chad founded Mighty Oaks, a leading non-profit serving the military and first responder communities with highly successful faith-based resiliency and recovery programs.
Having spoken to millions of people worldwide, over 500,000 active-duty troops, and having led life-saving programs for approximately 7,000 warriors at Mighty Oaks Ranches around the nation, Chad has become a go-to resource and is considered a subject matter expert on PTSd, veterans care, and national security, having advised Presidential Administrations, Congress, Senate, the VA, the DoD, and was appointed to serve as the Chairman of a White House Veterans Coalition.
Chad serves as a board member for the Center for Security Policy and is the Co-Founder of two non-profits focused on the rescue of Americans and vulnerable people groups trapped or captured in conflict zones around the world. In 2021, Chad led the largest civilian evacuation in American history, rescuing over 17,000 people who were trapped during the Afghanistan withdrawal, including his long-time interpreter and friend, Aziz and is now leading operations in Ukraine and other high-risk areas around the world.
Chad is regularly featured on a wide range of national media and is a Fox News Contributor. Chad's life story was notably shared in a short film by I Am Second, along with a sequel, and is the focus of the documentaries Never Fight Alone, Send Me, and Escape from Afghanistan. Currently, a motion picture movie is being produced based on Chad's award-winning Wall Street Journal best-selling book, Saving Aziz. Chad is also the USA Today best-selling author of A Mission Without Borders, highlighting rescue efforts and humanitarian aid missions he led on ten trips to Ukraine since 2022.
Chad is also a former Special Agent, having served with the US Federal Air Marshal Service and the US State Department Surveillance Detection Program. He holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), is a board-certified pastoral counselor with the AACC, and is completing a graduate nonprofit management program at Harvard University.
Chad is a lifelong martial artist, Professional World Mixed Martial Arts Champion, and 4th-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. Chad is a devoted Christian and resides in Texas. He and Kathy have two daughters, two sons, and five grandchildren. Through his resilience, passion, and selfless heart to serve others, Chad remains an inspiring figure to many worldwide as the host of The Resilient Show.
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Having spoken to millions of people worldwide, over 500,000 active-duty troops, and having led life-saving programs for approximately 7,000 warriors at Mighty Oaks Ranches around the nation, Chad has become a go-to resource and is considered a subject matter expert on PTSd, veterans care, and national security, having advised Presidential Administrations, Congress, Senate, the VA, the DoD, and was appointed to serve as the Chairman of a White House Veterans Coalition.
Chad serves as a board member for the Center for Security Policy and is the Co-Founder of two non-profits focused on the rescue of Americans and vulnerable people groups trapped or captured in conflict zones around the world. In 2021, Chad led the largest civilian evacuation in American history, rescuing over 17,000 people who were trapped during the Afghanistan withdrawal, including his long-time interpreter and friend, Aziz and is now leading operations in Ukraine and other high-risk areas around the world.
Chad is regularly featured on a wide range of national media and is a Fox News Contributor. Chad's life story was notably shared in a short film by I Am Second, along with a sequel, and is the focus of the documentaries Never Fight Alone, Send Me, and Escape from Afghanistan. Currently, a motion picture movie is being produced based on Chad's award-winning Wall Street Journal best-selling book, Saving Aziz. Chad is also the USA Today best-selling author of A Mission Without Borders, highlighting rescue efforts and humanitarian aid missions he led on ten trips to Ukraine since 2022.
Chad is also a former Special Agent, having served with the US Federal Air Marshal Service and the US State Department Surveillance Detection Program. He holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), is a board-certified pastoral counselor with the AACC, and is completing a graduate nonprofit management program at Harvard University.
Chad is a lifelong martial artist, Professional World Mixed Martial Arts Champion, and 4th-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. Chad is a devoted Christian and resides in Texas. He and Kathy have two daughters, two sons, and five grandchildren. Through his resilience, passion, and selfless heart to serve others, Chad remains an inspiring figure to many worldwide as the host of The Resilient Show.
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November 23, 2025
Riptide is my first exposure to Chad Robinaux's work. I was excited to see an option for a Christian action, thriller novel. I will start by saying it was refreshing to read this novel without the constant foul language. The storyline of Riptide was easy to follow, even not having read the initial book in this series. The characters were likable, the story was understandable, but the pacing of the book felt off.
Let me explain, I felt like the action points moved quickly - ex. there was an antagonist who was built up to be the primary and then, in the blink of an eye, it's over. I also felt like there was way too much explanation. I appreciate the author's service to our country and it is evident that he knows his stuff regarding all things military. That said, I don't need to know the pros and cons of certain brands of wetsuits in order to understand the story. I was able to, unfortunately, skip large swaths of text detailing weapons and wetsuits among other things without missing a beat of the story.
All said, it was good...but I won't be picking up the next book in the series.
Let me explain, I felt like the action points moved quickly - ex. there was an antagonist who was built up to be the primary and then, in the blink of an eye, it's over. I also felt like there was way too much explanation. I appreciate the author's service to our country and it is evident that he knows his stuff regarding all things military. That said, I don't need to know the pros and cons of certain brands of wetsuits in order to understand the story. I was able to, unfortunately, skip large swaths of text detailing weapons and wetsuits among other things without missing a beat of the story.
All said, it was good...but I won't be picking up the next book in the series.
December 12, 2025
Review: Oh boy, here we go again with the author's creds in the publisher's description, pushing marketability over content. This preface has all the bullshjt bingo buzzwords like: Force Recon, Marines, Joint Special Operations, Dept. of Defense, State Department, MBA in Pancrase Jiu-Kwondo...blah, blah, blah. Because you know, that if you have the credentials you can obviously write. Right?
Hey, I am not dismissing the dudes service. I work for Army within DOD, and am all hoo-rah from both tips. What bugs me is the publishers' need to expose credentials as being relevant to the task of constructing a cojent story line. These presentations are not mutually exclusive as evidenced by Tom Clancy and others. My first thought was "what are the publishers trying to hide via shameless and blatant authorial promotion?". What is weird, is that there are 6 paragraphs about how the writer is this and that martial recon-air marshal, Afghan kung fu master, and nothing on the novel itself.
Now about this novel. Hoo boy, talk about traisping along a well worn story line path. Spec Ops super soldier RadThor McGunny inserted behind enemy lines to infiltrate the infamous narco-terrorist group "Jihadi Bin Hezbollah" to take out their Primary Leader, Fazil Rammadammadingdong Hamas. What started as a snatch and grab, turns into inner betrayals and subsequent chaos as his team is left without support and NO WAY OUT! Oh the humanity! Only McGunny's Delta spec op Harvard Degree (in progress) stupendo brain, housed beneath a greenish beret' and elite Judo Flong Glurk martial arts skills can save their collective bacon. Mmmm, bacon. Cause muslims hate bacon. Am I right? McGunny's huge, black and possibly gay teamate, Bubba Shock, has his back...er, front and sends doses of Georgia backwoods colloquialisms downrange while lugging tons of ammo and kickin' towlies in the nads. He likes shrimp too. Basted shrimp, BBQ shrimp, shrimp Kabobs, shrimp creole, gumbo shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp.....The real story line is less invigorating but still carries a sign that reads "Nothing new under the sun".
I am wondering how Quinn Foster er....Foster Quinn goes to a remote Island, gets all this modern rebreather gear within an hour of requesting it from his pet billionaire. He then jumps to action to save a random helpless girl in the clutches of armed men while unarmed. Could not said billionaire get him a gun or two? Spear gun? Knife? OIC, McGunny Quinn is so bad ass and hung up on revenge he uses special forces hapkidojitsu to subdue the baddies. The convenience of having a billionaire on hand for first class travel and gear helps expedite a wandering story line. I am still not sure how someone not in the service, still gets to hang out and go on operations with a group of Active Duty SEALS. McGunny would need to be recalled to active duty or re-enlist before that happens. What surprised me most were the gun handling fails. At one point McGunny jacks the slide to add a "fresh round", only the gun was just shot, and being a semi-automatic, would already have a round in it. And WTF is a "Fresh Round"? What does that even mean? Opposed to a "not-so-fresh" or "slightly moldy" round? Another fail is when he uses the "barrel of his gun to track with his eyes". Not sure what this means, but I was taught to track with the front and rear sites. All the bad guys are immeadiately presumed guilty based on McGunny's snap judgements. Garrison must be a pervert because some guys are abducting a girl in the street. Huh? Senator Ord must also be guilty because he has a loose unconfirmed connection to big oil in Africa. As McGunny grinds on their badness as a force multiplier of determination, he is given carte blanche to chase them down vigilante style. Suspension of disbelief is the theme of this story line.
Anyhoo, I am sure Robichow signed off on this blatant ego-chicanery by the publisher in reluctant fashion. One could hope since he is a self-professed Texas Christian, Shinto-Grande Pastor at NYIT/Harvard. Why not write a unique novel without the pages and pages of familial filler. The authors attempt at angst only leaves you groping in the dark for empathy. Like many authors today, the written word is used as a prescription for a movie deal. These two have a pretty good chance at that what with a Top Gun Navy Fighter Pilot co-author whom graduated Surpreme Global Leader at Univ. San Diego. Chad could then add Expert Covert Operations Dojo Yemen-MMA Screen Writer to his resume'.
I received this ARC for an honest review.
4.1/5 Because I liked my story better. This was pure shjt.
Hey, I am not dismissing the dudes service. I work for Army within DOD, and am all hoo-rah from both tips. What bugs me is the publishers' need to expose credentials as being relevant to the task of constructing a cojent story line. These presentations are not mutually exclusive as evidenced by Tom Clancy and others. My first thought was "what are the publishers trying to hide via shameless and blatant authorial promotion?". What is weird, is that there are 6 paragraphs about how the writer is this and that martial recon-air marshal, Afghan kung fu master, and nothing on the novel itself.
Now about this novel. Hoo boy, talk about traisping along a well worn story line path. Spec Ops super soldier RadThor McGunny inserted behind enemy lines to infiltrate the infamous narco-terrorist group "Jihadi Bin Hezbollah" to take out their Primary Leader, Fazil Rammadammadingdong Hamas. What started as a snatch and grab, turns into inner betrayals and subsequent chaos as his team is left without support and NO WAY OUT! Oh the humanity! Only McGunny's Delta spec op Harvard Degree (in progress) stupendo brain, housed beneath a greenish beret' and elite Judo Flong Glurk martial arts skills can save their collective bacon. Mmmm, bacon. Cause muslims hate bacon. Am I right? McGunny's huge, black and possibly gay teamate, Bubba Shock, has his back...er, front and sends doses of Georgia backwoods colloquialisms downrange while lugging tons of ammo and kickin' towlies in the nads. He likes shrimp too. Basted shrimp, BBQ shrimp, shrimp Kabobs, shrimp creole, gumbo shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp.....The real story line is less invigorating but still carries a sign that reads "Nothing new under the sun".
I am wondering how Quinn Foster er....Foster Quinn goes to a remote Island, gets all this modern rebreather gear within an hour of requesting it from his pet billionaire. He then jumps to action to save a random helpless girl in the clutches of armed men while unarmed. Could not said billionaire get him a gun or two? Spear gun? Knife? OIC, McGunny Quinn is so bad ass and hung up on revenge he uses special forces hapkidojitsu to subdue the baddies. The convenience of having a billionaire on hand for first class travel and gear helps expedite a wandering story line. I am still not sure how someone not in the service, still gets to hang out and go on operations with a group of Active Duty SEALS. McGunny would need to be recalled to active duty or re-enlist before that happens. What surprised me most were the gun handling fails. At one point McGunny jacks the slide to add a "fresh round", only the gun was just shot, and being a semi-automatic, would already have a round in it. And WTF is a "Fresh Round"? What does that even mean? Opposed to a "not-so-fresh" or "slightly moldy" round? Another fail is when he uses the "barrel of his gun to track with his eyes". Not sure what this means, but I was taught to track with the front and rear sites. All the bad guys are immeadiately presumed guilty based on McGunny's snap judgements. Garrison must be a pervert because some guys are abducting a girl in the street. Huh? Senator Ord must also be guilty because he has a loose unconfirmed connection to big oil in Africa. As McGunny grinds on their badness as a force multiplier of determination, he is given carte blanche to chase them down vigilante style. Suspension of disbelief is the theme of this story line.
Anyhoo, I am sure Robichow signed off on this blatant ego-chicanery by the publisher in reluctant fashion. One could hope since he is a self-professed Texas Christian, Shinto-Grande Pastor at NYIT/Harvard. Why not write a unique novel without the pages and pages of familial filler. The authors attempt at angst only leaves you groping in the dark for empathy. Like many authors today, the written word is used as a prescription for a movie deal. These two have a pretty good chance at that what with a Top Gun Navy Fighter Pilot co-author whom graduated Surpreme Global Leader at Univ. San Diego. Chad could then add Expert Covert Operations Dojo Yemen-MMA Screen Writer to his resume'.
I received this ARC for an honest review.
4.1/5 Because I liked my story better. This was pure shjt.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Riptide is an exciting and action packed novel with a new hero (Foster Quinn) who I hope will appear in future novels. The story is replete with dishonest politicians, Russian influence on US matters, Navy Seals and their abilities, murders, the extremely wealthy and the way they can make things happen and the affect of the lives of military personnel returning from deployments. There are several twists and turns in this interesting novel and the reader never can tell who is trustworthy or not. This novel is highly recommended and I thank NetGalley and Tyndale House Publishers for the opportunity to read and review this novel prior to publication.
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