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Camelot Games
When a secret political machine maneuvers California war hero, Scott McHale and his beautiful activist wife, Angie into running for political office, an entirely new and frightening evil is unleashed upon the American public. As the wildly popular Latino couple's success and independence grow, hidden kingmakers quietly put into play a plan designed to plunge the nation into chaos. Nothing and no one is out of bounds. Treachery and treason, murder and manufactured mayhem propel an unsuspecting Scott and Angie closer and closer to the Oval Office. But when Scott goes off script, he suddenly vanishes in a smokescreen of sexual innuendo and scandal. A bereft and bitter Angie is left behind to continue their golden legacy alone. Will she discover the truth in time to prevent civil war?
418 pages, Paperback
Published April 14, 2017
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Oliver F. Chase
10 books12 followersNever tell a hormone-infused college kid that he cheated on a take-home exam. That’s what happened to Oliver F. Chase at a small college in central Florida. The essay was pretty innocuous and easy but his grades before were dismal. The fix was in, or so believed the professor. Oliver was promptly awarded a D and given a stern warning with no appeal. The next semester, he chose the same professor, took the same take-home exam (in the classroom this time), and earned an ‘A’ in thirty minutes. He didn’t give a wit about the subject but was out to prove something.
Oliver graduated and would be able to fly, which was really all he ever wanted. The war was on and the Marines offered a way. He took it. Some five years later, Oliver was a vet with a Distinguished Flying Cross and a long list of combat missions – even a couple in that dark, secret world of political deniability. In his opinion, he was only trying to get out of a bad situation in one piece. The Marines saw it differently. Seemed like a pattern was emerging.
Oliver spent five years in a police department working narcotics and SWAT, and the next 22 in the FBI. In all these years, he never stopped writing. Publishing, however, was not an option. Way too many complications and compromises, and besides, rebel streaks only go so far in the FBI. Times are different now and even though old loyalties and friendships will never go away, no one is watching over his shoulder.
Oliver F. Chase and his wife eschewed the exotic and chose instead a small farm along the Gulf Coast near New Orleans. There he finds great flying weather for his little Grumman Tiger, friendly neighbors with difficult accents - although he may have the accent now, fifteen chickens, neighborhood dogs, and a host of barn cats that all share his space. “Life has never been more interesting,” he contends, as he sneaks away to that little room full of memories and imagination.
Oliver graduated and would be able to fly, which was really all he ever wanted. The war was on and the Marines offered a way. He took it. Some five years later, Oliver was a vet with a Distinguished Flying Cross and a long list of combat missions – even a couple in that dark, secret world of political deniability. In his opinion, he was only trying to get out of a bad situation in one piece. The Marines saw it differently. Seemed like a pattern was emerging.
Oliver spent five years in a police department working narcotics and SWAT, and the next 22 in the FBI. In all these years, he never stopped writing. Publishing, however, was not an option. Way too many complications and compromises, and besides, rebel streaks only go so far in the FBI. Times are different now and even though old loyalties and friendships will never go away, no one is watching over his shoulder.
Oliver F. Chase and his wife eschewed the exotic and chose instead a small farm along the Gulf Coast near New Orleans. There he finds great flying weather for his little Grumman Tiger, friendly neighbors with difficult accents - although he may have the accent now, fifteen chickens, neighborhood dogs, and a host of barn cats that all share his space. “Life has never been more interesting,” he contends, as he sneaks away to that little room full of memories and imagination.
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May 10, 2017
Camelot Games is a political thriller with aspects of terrifying realism. The characters are complex, flawed, and entirely relatable. The well-developed plot however, would be aided by prior knowledge of American politics. A great novel for fans of Tom Clancy.
May 7, 2017
Camelot Games is fast paced, intense, and packed with action. Scott McHale, an ex-military, rising political star, is headed for the White House, backed by Big Jim, quintessential political mob boss, pulling the strings, manipulating the power grid to get control of half of the country. The trouble starts when McHale’s conscience wakens from its success-induced coma.
When McHale drops off the radar, his wife Angie, hot-shot lawyer, his number one supporter and manager, becomes the new darling of Big Jim’s organization, the new candidate of choice. From then on, the reader is drawn through intrigue after intrigue with plenty of surprises.
Camelot Games contains everything a political thriller should offer—patriots, rebels, good and evil, greed and sacrifice, love and betrayal, the power of the people, and the unavoidable conflagration. The climax will raise the hair on the back of your neck. For fans of political thrillers, this is a must read.
When McHale drops off the radar, his wife Angie, hot-shot lawyer, his number one supporter and manager, becomes the new darling of Big Jim’s organization, the new candidate of choice. From then on, the reader is drawn through intrigue after intrigue with plenty of surprises.
Camelot Games contains everything a political thriller should offer—patriots, rebels, good and evil, greed and sacrifice, love and betrayal, the power of the people, and the unavoidable conflagration. The climax will raise the hair on the back of your neck. For fans of political thrillers, this is a must read.
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