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Terror Machine
THEY CALL IT... THE TERROR MACHINE.It’s the holy grail of A machine that can create martyrs out of thin air. But can unorthodox NYPD Detective Jake Rivett and the elite operators from NYPD Counterterror and Major Crimes stop its creator before the horrific invention is perfected? RIVETT IS BACK in "an awe-inspiring terrorism thriller that takes huge risks en route to a hugely satisfying climax." - Best Thrillers It all starts at Bryant Park. The Christmas market. A massive and devastating terror attack shakes Manhattan to its core. The terrorist responsible is a ghost and his cell fits no profile. But even worse than that, the joint task force—comprised of Jake Rivett, the Feds, and the NYPD’s Counterterror and Major Crimes Divisions—pull back the curtain on a science experiment like no other. It’s called the Terror Machine. The machine might not be perfect. But it works. The deadliest terror attack in New York since 9/11 proves that. But who’s going into the machine next? And more importantly, what will they do when they get out? The joint task force finds no answers—only questions. What do a discredited neurophysiologist from the leafy collegetown of Stony Brook, a slumlord religious scholar in Astoria, and a seventeen-year-old boy who loves to sneak out of the house in drag have in common? Rivett—newly engaged to the love of his life, Mona—will find out. But at what cost? Because in the end, no one really gets out of the Terror Machine. To finish this case, to destroy the cell, to save the city... Rivett will rage like he’s never raged before. From author Denison Hatch comes the third Rivett Thriller. Praise for the Rivett "As entertainingly raunchy as The Wolf of Wall Street or the Showtime TV series Billions." -Kirkus Reviews FLASH CRASH is... "an absolute bullseye, reinventing the heist thriller for the information age." - BestThrillers.com ("One of the year's Best Thrillers") "The tension mounts with ever increasing intensity. A highly recommended yarn; the launching of a promising writing career for Denison Hatch." - BookPostMortem "A pure adrenaline rush." - Kirkus Reviews "JAKE RIVETT IS AWESOME." -A-Thrill-A-Week "The return of Denison Hatch's unruly, undercover NYPD detective Jake Rivett is something to celebrate." -Best Thrillers
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 18, 2019
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About the author
Denison Hatch
3 books58 followersDenison Hatch is the writer and creator of the Rivett Thrillers:
FLASH CRASH (http://amzn.to/2emptPC)
NEVER GO ALONE (http://amzn.to/2e1PB7V)
TERROR MACHINE (https://amzn.to/2OQwXQ6)
*Each RIVETT novel is a heart-pounding, self-contained thriller. But the series can also be enjoyed in series order*
Denison is a writer in Los Angeles. His original screenplay, Vanish Man, is set up at Lionsgate.
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PRAISE FOR FLASH CRASH & THE JAKE RIVETT SERIES:
"Dialogue as entertainingly raunchy as that in The Wolf of Wall Street or the Showtime TV series Billions."- Kirkus Reviews
"An absolute bullseye, reinventing the heist thriller for the information age." - BestThrillers.com
"Theft, murder, betrayal, and computer coding come together in Flash Crash.
Deftly going from the rich world of bankers to the dregs of Chinatown, Hatch's pacing ensures there is never a dull moment." - IndieReader Approved
"The tension mounts with ever increasing intensity. A highly recommended yarn; the launching of a promising writing career for Denison Hatch." - BookPostMortem
"The sooner Hatch writes more in this new Jake Rivett series, the better." - SuccessCircuit
"Fast paced, entertaining read that combines action and adventure with creative code. Readers looking for an exciting thriller will not be disappointed." - DigitalPubbing
"I can say without hesitation that Denison Hatch is the 21st-century's Tom Clancy." - Alexis C. Jolly
"A gritty story of the seedy, sadistic world of crime permeating all levels of society." - Barnes & Noble Reader Review
"With more switchbacks than Route 66, Flash Crash kicks in where other thrillers are rolling the closing credits. Hi-tech Manhattan meets low rent Jersey in this blockbuster first novel." - Goodreads Reader Review
"The detective, Rivett, is like a train wreck of bad behavior and good morals mixed together. He's irresistible to follow..." - Amazon Reader Review"
"AMAZING!!! Flash Crash is a total page-turner with fascinating characters and gripping story line." - Amazon Reader Review
"Hatch bursts with relevance and vigor." - Amazon Reader Review
More from Kirkus Reviews:
"What truly elevates the tale is the author's insider's view of Wall Street traders and how they think and talk. [Flash Crash] succeeds at updating the Masters of the Universe mindset to the present."
More from BestThrillers.com:
"As detectives go, Rivett is hardly ordinary. Among other quirks, he sings for a struggling screamo band in his spare time . . . riding shotgun with Rivett as he unravels this audacious caper is immensely satisfying, and the book's immersion into the financial services culture feels authentic and right. By the time you're finished with Flash Crash, you'll be jonesing for a second Jake Rivett novel."
More from IndieReader.com:
Flash Crash, the first in the Jake Rivett series and Denison Hatch's debut novel, provides plenty of action and thrills. Deftly going from the rich world of bankers to the dregs of Chinatown, Hatch's pacing ensures there is never a dull moment. The plot alternates primarily between David and Jake, occasionally showing Vlad's point of view, and bounces around in time, from the characters' rough childhoods to their present day predicament. Halting the story to explain something that occurred long ago is risky... but Hatch pulls it off, making each scene just as exciting as the last.
More from film & television writer Alexis C. Jolly:
"Having grown up devouring my father's collection of the Jack Ryan series, I can say without hesitation that Denison Hatch is the 21st-century's Tom Clancy. The kinetic characters leap off the page in a superbly twisty plot that feels scarily close to hap
FLASH CRASH (http://amzn.to/2emptPC)
NEVER GO ALONE (http://amzn.to/2e1PB7V)
TERROR MACHINE (https://amzn.to/2OQwXQ6)
*Each RIVETT novel is a heart-pounding, self-contained thriller. But the series can also be enjoyed in series order*
Denison is a writer in Los Angeles. His original screenplay, Vanish Man, is set up at Lionsgate.
**********
PRAISE FOR FLASH CRASH & THE JAKE RIVETT SERIES:
"Dialogue as entertainingly raunchy as that in The Wolf of Wall Street or the Showtime TV series Billions."- Kirkus Reviews
"An absolute bullseye, reinventing the heist thriller for the information age." - BestThrillers.com
"Theft, murder, betrayal, and computer coding come together in Flash Crash.
Deftly going from the rich world of bankers to the dregs of Chinatown, Hatch's pacing ensures there is never a dull moment." - IndieReader Approved
"The tension mounts with ever increasing intensity. A highly recommended yarn; the launching of a promising writing career for Denison Hatch." - BookPostMortem
"The sooner Hatch writes more in this new Jake Rivett series, the better." - SuccessCircuit
"Fast paced, entertaining read that combines action and adventure with creative code. Readers looking for an exciting thriller will not be disappointed." - DigitalPubbing
"I can say without hesitation that Denison Hatch is the 21st-century's Tom Clancy." - Alexis C. Jolly
"A gritty story of the seedy, sadistic world of crime permeating all levels of society." - Barnes & Noble Reader Review
"With more switchbacks than Route 66, Flash Crash kicks in where other thrillers are rolling the closing credits. Hi-tech Manhattan meets low rent Jersey in this blockbuster first novel." - Goodreads Reader Review
"The detective, Rivett, is like a train wreck of bad behavior and good morals mixed together. He's irresistible to follow..." - Amazon Reader Review"
"AMAZING!!! Flash Crash is a total page-turner with fascinating characters and gripping story line." - Amazon Reader Review
"Hatch bursts with relevance and vigor." - Amazon Reader Review
More from Kirkus Reviews:
"What truly elevates the tale is the author's insider's view of Wall Street traders and how they think and talk. [Flash Crash] succeeds at updating the Masters of the Universe mindset to the present."
More from BestThrillers.com:
"As detectives go, Rivett is hardly ordinary. Among other quirks, he sings for a struggling screamo band in his spare time . . . riding shotgun with Rivett as he unravels this audacious caper is immensely satisfying, and the book's immersion into the financial services culture feels authentic and right. By the time you're finished with Flash Crash, you'll be jonesing for a second Jake Rivett novel."
More from IndieReader.com:
Flash Crash, the first in the Jake Rivett series and Denison Hatch's debut novel, provides plenty of action and thrills. Deftly going from the rich world of bankers to the dregs of Chinatown, Hatch's pacing ensures there is never a dull moment. The plot alternates primarily between David and Jake, occasionally showing Vlad's point of view, and bounces around in time, from the characters' rough childhoods to their present day predicament. Halting the story to explain something that occurred long ago is risky... but Hatch pulls it off, making each scene just as exciting as the last.
More from film & television writer Alexis C. Jolly:
"Having grown up devouring my father's collection of the Jack Ryan series, I can say without hesitation that Denison Hatch is the 21st-century's Tom Clancy. The kinetic characters leap off the page in a superbly twisty plot that feels scarily close to hap
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February 10, 2020
Both the author, Denison Hatch, and his protagonist, NYPD detective Jake Rivett, have gone from strength to strength. I enjoyed the previous Rivett adventures a lot, but this tops the three as the determined impulsive investigator goes from undercover cop as a screamo rock band lead singer to an unwitting front-page celebrity.
A truck full of explosives detonates in Bryant Park in the biggest terror attack since 2011. Jake finds a clue that leads the police to the bogus licence plate maker and the driver of the truck. But Abdul Hayat was a successfully settled immigrant from Pakistan, and there is no sign of militancy or discontent. However, a video of Hayat repeating his mission instructions to a store clerk like a robot convinces Jake that he has been programmed.
Katinka Johanssen has a grudge against her former professor who was obsessed with mind manipulation. She posts video after video denouncing him, and Jake and his fellows start to be convinced that she may be on the right track.
This is more than a satisfactory rip-action thriller, the characters are real to me, too. A modicum of control has begun to influence this loose-cannon cop as he falls in love with, and gets engaged to, Mona, a previous suspect. Rivett’s relationships, with Mona, the members of his band, the Mystics, and his fellow officers, are richly brought to life.
And the further good news is that I suspect that this won’t be the last we hear of Jake Rivett!
A truck full of explosives detonates in Bryant Park in the biggest terror attack since 2011. Jake finds a clue that leads the police to the bogus licence plate maker and the driver of the truck. But Abdul Hayat was a successfully settled immigrant from Pakistan, and there is no sign of militancy or discontent. However, a video of Hayat repeating his mission instructions to a store clerk like a robot convinces Jake that he has been programmed.
Katinka Johanssen has a grudge against her former professor who was obsessed with mind manipulation. She posts video after video denouncing him, and Jake and his fellows start to be convinced that she may be on the right track.
This is more than a satisfactory rip-action thriller, the characters are real to me, too. A modicum of control has begun to influence this loose-cannon cop as he falls in love with, and gets engaged to, Mona, a previous suspect. Rivett’s relationships, with Mona, the members of his band, the Mystics, and his fellow officers, are richly brought to life.
And the further good news is that I suspect that this won’t be the last we hear of Jake Rivett!
January 31, 2020
When I first started reading the Jake Rivett series with Flash Crash, I didn’t particularly like Rivett. Rivett is a New York City police detective and in Flash Crash he was a bit of a bully by intimidating possible witnesses with violence if he didn’t get the info that he needed. But with each successive addition to the series, I have really grown to like Rivett. In this latest novel, Rivett has fallen in love and we get to see a softer side to him.
In Terror Machine, New York City experiences its worst terrorist attack since 9/11. Of course, the terrorist is Muslim, but as investigators start to examine the moments leading up to the attack, they find that the terrorist had been acting rather strangely. Not like some zealot religious nut job but more like a person that had been hypnotized. As the investigation continues, a more sinister plot is revealed which involves some interesting technology.
Even though Terror Machine may seem like just another Islamic terrorist thriller, there is a lot more to it. This is really about Jake Rivett and what happens in Terror Machine will change him forever. It looks like the series will be taking a different direction and I am looking forward to it. Lots of action, interesting technology, and a whole lot of fun makes Terror Machine a must read.
If you are interested in learning more about the Jake Rivett Series check it out on my blog A-Thrill-A-Week
In Terror Machine, New York City experiences its worst terrorist attack since 9/11. Of course, the terrorist is Muslim, but as investigators start to examine the moments leading up to the attack, they find that the terrorist had been acting rather strangely. Not like some zealot religious nut job but more like a person that had been hypnotized. As the investigation continues, a more sinister plot is revealed which involves some interesting technology.
Even though Terror Machine may seem like just another Islamic terrorist thriller, there is a lot more to it. This is really about Jake Rivett and what happens in Terror Machine will change him forever. It looks like the series will be taking a different direction and I am looking forward to it. Lots of action, interesting technology, and a whole lot of fun makes Terror Machine a must read.
If you are interested in learning more about the Jake Rivett Series check it out on my blog A-Thrill-A-Week
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