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Chase Malone #2
Chasing Fire
A billionaire and a vanished Chinese defector on the run,
the CIA desperate to protect a top-secret program,
domestic terrorists setting the nation on fire . . .
it’s one hell of a hot summer!
Chase Malone, a brilliant billionaire, and Wen Sung, a trained killer, are on the hunt for the Fire Bomber, a terrorist seemingly attempting to destroy the US tech industry. The terrorists, and at least two other groups, have targeted Chase and Wen. They must stay alive, expose the meaning behind codename horUS, and uncover the truth, before it’s too late.
A technology that sees everything can be blinding.
the CIA desperate to protect a top-secret program,
domestic terrorists setting the nation on fire . . .
it’s one hell of a hot summer!
Chase Malone, a brilliant billionaire, and Wen Sung, a trained killer, are on the hunt for the Fire Bomber, a terrorist seemingly attempting to destroy the US tech industry. The terrorists, and at least two other groups, have targeted Chase and Wen. They must stay alive, expose the meaning behind codename horUS, and uncover the truth, before it’s too late.
A technology that sees everything can be blinding.
332 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 10, 2019
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About the author
Brandt Legg
45 books373 followersUSA TODAY Bestselling Author Brandt Legg uses his unusual real life experiences to create page-turning novels. He’s traveled with CIA agents, dined with senators and congressmen, mingled with astronauts, chatted with governors and presidential candidates, had a private conversation with a Secretary of Defense he still doesn’t like to talk about, hung out with Oscar and Grammy winners, had drinks at the State Department, been pursued by tabloid reporters, and spent a birthday at the White House by invitation from the President of the United States.
At age eight, Legg's father died suddenly, plunging his family into poverty. Two years later, while suffering from crippling migraines, he started in business, and turned a hobby into a multi-million-dollar empire. National media dubbed him the “Teen Tycoon,” and by the mid-eighties, Legg was one of the top young entrepreneurs in America, appearing as high as number twenty-four on the list (when Steve Jobs was #1, Bill Gates #4, and Michael Dell #6). Legg still jokes that he should have gone into computers.
By his twenties, after years of buying and selling businesses, leveraging, and risk-taking, the high-flying Legg became ensnarled in the financial whirlwind of the junk bond eighties. The stock market crashed and a firestorm of trouble came down. The Teen Tycoon racked up more than a million dollars in legal fees, was betrayed by those closest to him, lost his entire fortune, and ended up serving time for financial improprieties.
After a year, Legg emerged from federal prison, chastened and wiser, and began anew. More than twenty-five years later, he’s now using all that hard-earned firsthand knowledge of conspiracies, corruption and high finance to weave his tales. Legg’s books pulse with authenticity.
His series have excited nearly a million readers around the world. Although he refused an offer to make a television movie about his life as a teenage millionaire, his autobiography is in the works. There has also been interest from Hollywood to turn his thrillers into films. With any luck, one day you’ll see your favorite characters on screen.
Legg now writes full time – his favorite endeavor ever! For more information, visit BrandtLegg.com, or to contact Brandt directly, email him: Brandt@BrandtLegg.com, he loves to hear from readers and always responds!
Books by Brandt Legg
CapWar ELECTION (CapStone Conspiracy #1)
CapWar EXPERIENCE (CapStone Conspiracy #2)
CapWar EMPIRE (CapStone Conspiracy #3)
COSEGA SEARCH (Cosega Sequence #1)
COSEGA STORM (Cosega Sequence #2)
COSEGA SHIFT (Cosega Sequence #3)
COSEGA SPHERE (Cosega Sequence #4)
THE LAST LIBRARIAN (Justar Journal #1)
THE LOST TREERUNNER (Justar Journal #2)
THE LIST KEEPERS (Justar Journal #3)
OUTVIEW (Inner Movement #1)
OUTIN (Inner Movement #2)
OUTMOVE (the Inner Movement #3)
Follow Brandt:
Amazon - amazon.com/author/brandtlegg
BookBub - bookbub.com/authors/brandt-legg
Twitter - twitter.com/brandtlegg
Facebook - facebook.com/brandtleggauthor
At age eight, Legg's father died suddenly, plunging his family into poverty. Two years later, while suffering from crippling migraines, he started in business, and turned a hobby into a multi-million-dollar empire. National media dubbed him the “Teen Tycoon,” and by the mid-eighties, Legg was one of the top young entrepreneurs in America, appearing as high as number twenty-four on the list (when Steve Jobs was #1, Bill Gates #4, and Michael Dell #6). Legg still jokes that he should have gone into computers.
By his twenties, after years of buying and selling businesses, leveraging, and risk-taking, the high-flying Legg became ensnarled in the financial whirlwind of the junk bond eighties. The stock market crashed and a firestorm of trouble came down. The Teen Tycoon racked up more than a million dollars in legal fees, was betrayed by those closest to him, lost his entire fortune, and ended up serving time for financial improprieties.
After a year, Legg emerged from federal prison, chastened and wiser, and began anew. More than twenty-five years later, he’s now using all that hard-earned firsthand knowledge of conspiracies, corruption and high finance to weave his tales. Legg’s books pulse with authenticity.
His series have excited nearly a million readers around the world. Although he refused an offer to make a television movie about his life as a teenage millionaire, his autobiography is in the works. There has also been interest from Hollywood to turn his thrillers into films. With any luck, one day you’ll see your favorite characters on screen.
Legg now writes full time – his favorite endeavor ever! For more information, visit BrandtLegg.com, or to contact Brandt directly, email him: Brandt@BrandtLegg.com, he loves to hear from readers and always responds!
Books by Brandt Legg
CapWar ELECTION (CapStone Conspiracy #1)
CapWar EXPERIENCE (CapStone Conspiracy #2)
CapWar EMPIRE (CapStone Conspiracy #3)
COSEGA SEARCH (Cosega Sequence #1)
COSEGA STORM (Cosega Sequence #2)
COSEGA SHIFT (Cosega Sequence #3)
COSEGA SPHERE (Cosega Sequence #4)
THE LAST LIBRARIAN (Justar Journal #1)
THE LOST TREERUNNER (Justar Journal #2)
THE LIST KEEPERS (Justar Journal #3)
OUTVIEW (Inner Movement #1)
OUTIN (Inner Movement #2)
OUTMOVE (the Inner Movement #3)
Follow Brandt:
Amazon - amazon.com/author/brandtlegg
BookBub - bookbub.com/authors/brandt-legg
Twitter - twitter.com/brandtlegg
Facebook - facebook.com/brandtleggauthor
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October 12, 2019
Chasing Fire opens with the memory of the Star Spangled Banner and the start of a second American revolution to preserve the old country. Chase Malone, a brilliant tech billionaire, and Wen Sung, “a slender but lethal twenty-eight-yeas old former Chinese intelligence agent, have been living as recluses on a remote south Pacific Island. Now they team up to stop the Fire Bomber, a terrorist planning, aparently, to destroy the US tech industry. “The world’s attention would be riveted on when the next attack would happen, but by Labor Day, they’d know the truth—that it would be far worse.”
The plot has non-stop twists and turns, and many narrow escapes, yet it allows also for showing the warmth of family relationships—Chase’s parents who embrace Wen and accept her into their midst—a backdrop that contrasts with the bad purposes of antagonists such as damon and Ryker. This is a full-fledged war between good and evil, with scenes that can easily be imagined in a cinematic way.
Five stars.
The plot has non-stop twists and turns, and many narrow escapes, yet it allows also for showing the warmth of family relationships—Chase’s parents who embrace Wen and accept her into their midst—a backdrop that contrasts with the bad purposes of antagonists such as damon and Ryker. This is a full-fledged war between good and evil, with scenes that can easily be imagined in a cinematic way.
Five stars.
September 10, 2021
Review to follow. P. S. It was fabulous!!!!
October 15, 2019
Reading Chasing Fire was like watching a fast-paced movie. Mr. Legg writes in such a way that it is easy to visualize each car chase, gun battle and bloody fight. The plot takes off on a dead run and continues its fast pace until the brilliant ending.
Chasing Fire is a world-class thriller. I truly hope this isn't the direction The United States is headed but it feels as if Mr. Legg isn't that far off the mark with this work of fiction.
Chasing Fire is a world-class thriller. I truly hope this isn't the direction The United States is headed but it feels as if Mr. Legg isn't that far off the mark with this work of fiction.
October 5, 2021
7/4, Wen Sung (28, former Chinese intelligence agent),
Chase Malone (29, tech billionaire, Balance Engineering co., AI inventor, Tsinghua U) & Desmond “Dez” Jefferson (A/A, Balance Engineering co. business partner, engineer)
Amsterdam (capital), Netherlands. is the home for WOLF group (The Cause).
National Mall. 7/4, Fireworks grand finale celebration. Powder finished the final wiring, synced the detonator, & checked his watch.
The Tri-Knight Avionics, outside Washington DC, had been blown up.
The media had coined the terrorist the Fire Bombers.
PA. Bull (24, hacker) was watching her 6 computer monitors.
Lenny Nenganowski is her business partner.
Tess studied the list of attack locations: Crystal City, VA; Seattle, WA; Austin, TX; Cincinnati, OH; Albuquerque, NM; Chapel Hill, NC; Huntsville, AL; San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA.
6 of the sites were tech co., 2 were in aerospace, & 1 auto parts.
The FBI, CIA, NSA, D of HS, Corporate Intelligence Security Section (CISS), & other agencies were exploring conspiracy theories.
Chase Malone (29, tech billionaire, Balance Engineering co., RAI inventor, Tsinghua U) introduced Wen Sung (28, former Chinese intelligence agent) to Flint Jones (Stanford U, Krizinski’s team).
Desmond “Dez” Jefferson (A/A, Balance Engineering co. business partner, engineer, former Stanford U, Federal Prison convict), Co-Director Travis Watts (36, linguistic, Field Operations CISS, U of NC, OTS retired US Army Major, CIA analyst, U of NC), & Co-Director Tess Federgreen (Field Operations CISS) were on the team also.
Bangalore, India. There had been a firebombing of Aadyah Action & Air aerospace co.
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written terrorist thriller book. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge description list of unique characters, settings, facts etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great terrorist thriller movie, or better yet a mini-TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Laughing Rain; PDF book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Chase Malone (29, tech billionaire, Balance Engineering co., AI inventor, Tsinghua U) & Desmond “Dez” Jefferson (A/A, Balance Engineering co. business partner, engineer)
Amsterdam (capital), Netherlands. is the home for WOLF group (The Cause).
National Mall. 7/4, Fireworks grand finale celebration. Powder finished the final wiring, synced the detonator, & checked his watch.
The Tri-Knight Avionics, outside Washington DC, had been blown up.
The media had coined the terrorist the Fire Bombers.
PA. Bull (24, hacker) was watching her 6 computer monitors.
Lenny Nenganowski is her business partner.
Tess studied the list of attack locations: Crystal City, VA; Seattle, WA; Austin, TX; Cincinnati, OH; Albuquerque, NM; Chapel Hill, NC; Huntsville, AL; San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA.
6 of the sites were tech co., 2 were in aerospace, & 1 auto parts.
The FBI, CIA, NSA, D of HS, Corporate Intelligence Security Section (CISS), & other agencies were exploring conspiracy theories.
Chase Malone (29, tech billionaire, Balance Engineering co., RAI inventor, Tsinghua U) introduced Wen Sung (28, former Chinese intelligence agent) to Flint Jones (Stanford U, Krizinski’s team).
Desmond “Dez” Jefferson (A/A, Balance Engineering co. business partner, engineer, former Stanford U, Federal Prison convict), Co-Director Travis Watts (36, linguistic, Field Operations CISS, U of NC, OTS retired US Army Major, CIA analyst, U of NC), & Co-Director Tess Federgreen (Field Operations CISS) were on the team also.
Bangalore, India. There had been a firebombing of Aadyah Action & Air aerospace co.
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written terrorist thriller book. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge description list of unique characters, settings, facts etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great terrorist thriller movie, or better yet a mini-TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Laughing Rain; PDF book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
November 23, 2022
Book #2 in the Chase Wen series. Chase, self made tech billionaire, and his girlfriend Wen, lethal former Chinese intelligence agent, work together to uncover and stop the Firebomber who is systematically bombing US tech companies in an effort to halt some specific technology. But Chase and Wen are targets themselves and must stay alive while trying to accomplish their mission. I could picture this story as a non-stop action movie, however the non-stop action comes at the price of plot and character development, which brought it down to 3 stars for me. However, I did feel that this story had more substance and kept me more interested than book #1 in the series.
June 26, 2024
Chasing Fire is one of those books where the title says everything yet nothing till you have read the book...after much gasping from the sheer surprise of what happens to the main characters, Chase and Wen.
Yes, there is a fire. A huge one.
And men firing at them, trying to kill them.
However, it is the way Wen and Chase escape that will have you gasping in surprise and sheer amazement.
And all this midst a huge mystery as to why a group of saboteurs would target certain viable industrial firms for total demolition by bombing in the night.
Author Brandt Legg once again excelled in raising the stakes in excitement in Chasing Fire.
Enjoy.
Yes, there is a fire. A huge one.
And men firing at them, trying to kill them.
However, it is the way Wen and Chase escape that will have you gasping in surprise and sheer amazement.
And all this midst a huge mystery as to why a group of saboteurs would target certain viable industrial firms for total demolition by bombing in the night.
Author Brandt Legg once again excelled in raising the stakes in excitement in Chasing Fire.
Enjoy.
March 4, 2023
Great 2nd in Series!
Chasing Fire, written by Brandt Legg, is the second book in the Chase Malone Thriller series. This book was a high energy, fast paced adventure throughout. Mr. Legg further developed the main/secondary characters and the descriptive world building had me seeing everything clearly as it unfolded. This book has an interesting storyline, well developed characters, adventure, danger, action, friendship, family and love. I am looking forward to reading the third book in this series.
Chasing Fire, written by Brandt Legg, is the second book in the Chase Malone Thriller series. This book was a high energy, fast paced adventure throughout. Mr. Legg further developed the main/secondary characters and the descriptive world building had me seeing everything clearly as it unfolded. This book has an interesting storyline, well developed characters, adventure, danger, action, friendship, family and love. I am looking forward to reading the third book in this series.
June 7, 2022
You're not paranoid, everyone is out to get you. No matter where Chase and Wen look someone is after them. Fortunately they have help from on high. But they find out there are even fewer people they can trust than they thought. The world is going to hell and they want to stop it.
If non-stop action is your favorite genre, this is the perfect fit.
If non-stop action is your favorite genre, this is the perfect fit.
November 19, 2022
A great action thriller. Chase Malone is targeted due to his technological developments and those pulling the strings will stop at nothing to kill him.
The highest levels of government are involved and controlled by the power mongers.
A fast paced story that I read in one sitting
Thank you for the opportunity to read your book
The highest levels of government are involved and controlled by the power mongers.
A fast paced story that I read in one sitting
Thank you for the opportunity to read your book
March 15, 2022
So, Chase and Wen are definitely the target (as as eliminate them) from quite a few organisations - not only that, but many IT companies are also targeted by some of the same groups. What a thriller with action galore.
September 17, 2022
Excellent
These books are quite mind blowing in terms of how very believable the technology advances are and how the powers that be (money not government) manipulate public perception.
These books are quite mind blowing in terms of how very believable the technology advances are and how the powers that be (money not government) manipulate public perception.
July 17, 2020
Hair raising!
There is enough going on in this plot that the reader might wonder where the headlines stop and the fiction begins!
There is enough going on in this plot that the reader might wonder where the headlines stop and the fiction begins!
November 22, 2020
Exciting Followup to Chasing Rain
I really enjoyed the second book Chasing Fire in the series. It kept me turning the pages and I highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed the second book Chasing Fire in the series. It kept me turning the pages and I highly recommend it.
August 26, 2021
This is a sequel to Chasing Rain. It is mainly a giant chase scene with a tired plot attached to it. I need better stuff.
November 13, 2021
Great technical book
I loved the tech storyline and all of the suspense plus that went along with it. This book keeps you guessing also keeping you from putting it down.
I loved the tech storyline and all of the suspense plus that went along with it. This book keeps you guessing also keeping you from putting it down.
September 23, 2022
Very good - the characters are likeable, relentless and heroic. The premise is frightening. I rate it 5 stars.
November 12, 2022
Well written, lots of action. Started getting a little over-complicated for me, but maybe my brain was just having a melt-down.
November 27, 2022
This series is getting better. Love kick-ass Wen..and side-kick Chase (lol)
May 24, 2023
From the first page to the last one Brandt keeps us on the edge of our seat. His writing has me being right there with Chase and Wen as they run from one situation to the next.
October 30, 2024
I thought that this was an okay read. Another surreal story as a young genius billionaire attempted to save the the USA. A good conspiracy is the center of this fast paced thriller.
October 15, 2019
‘I’ve been an American and a soldier since before I was born’
One of the reasons Pacific Northwest author Brandt Legg has been so successful in his writing and publishing and selling his books is his magisterial management of his website. From his biographical data we learn that he is ‘a former child prodigy who turned a hobby into a multi-million dollar empire. At eight, Brandt's father died suddenly, plunging his family into poverty. Two years later, while suffering from crippling migraines, he started in business. National media dubbed him the Teen Tycoon; but by the time he reached his twenties, the high-flying Legg became ensnarled in the financial whirlwind of the junk bond eighties, lost his entire fortune . . . and ended up serving time in federal prison for financial improprieties.’ Or as Brandt shares, ‘Twenty-five years ago, sitting in a hot, humid federal prison cell in Virginia, I first dreamed of being not just a writer, but a writer who could earn a living, support a family and keep writing. But I had dropped out of high school, having only completed tenth grade English. As I sat on that metal cot, penniless and heavily in debt, with almost a year left on my sentence, it seemed an impossible dream. Still, for more than two decades, while doing everything but writing, I somehow kept the dream alive. Amazon's KDP changed everything.’ One year later he began anew in retail and real estate. In the more than two decades since, his life adventures have led him through magazine publishing, a newspaper column, photography, FM radio, CD production and concert promotion.’ He is also a gifted landscape photographer.
CHASING FIRE is one of the episodes of the Chase Wen Thrillers, a series that follows Brandt’s chosen genre of Techno thrillers. The potency of his skillful writing is evident from the first page of this fine novel: ‘Proud of the massive destruction he was about to unleash, Power took a moment to honor the Founding Fathers as Fourth of July fireworks filled the air across the Potomac River in Washington, DC. The revelry reminded him of the Star Spangled Banner. As millions celebrated the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, few could have guessed that a second American revolution had just begun…’ And with that trigger the story begins.
The plot – ‘Chase Malone, a brilliant billionaire, and Wen Sung, a Chinese defector and trained killer, are on the hunt for the Fire Bomber, a terrorist seemingly attempting to destroy the US tech industry. The terrorists, and at least two other groups, have targeted Chase and Wen. They must stay alive, expose the meaning behind codename horUS, and uncover the truth, before it’s too late.’
This is yet another fine thriller series by Brandt Legg, fast becoming one of the more important writers in the thriller genre. Recommended.
One of the reasons Pacific Northwest author Brandt Legg has been so successful in his writing and publishing and selling his books is his magisterial management of his website. From his biographical data we learn that he is ‘a former child prodigy who turned a hobby into a multi-million dollar empire. At eight, Brandt's father died suddenly, plunging his family into poverty. Two years later, while suffering from crippling migraines, he started in business. National media dubbed him the Teen Tycoon; but by the time he reached his twenties, the high-flying Legg became ensnarled in the financial whirlwind of the junk bond eighties, lost his entire fortune . . . and ended up serving time in federal prison for financial improprieties.’ Or as Brandt shares, ‘Twenty-five years ago, sitting in a hot, humid federal prison cell in Virginia, I first dreamed of being not just a writer, but a writer who could earn a living, support a family and keep writing. But I had dropped out of high school, having only completed tenth grade English. As I sat on that metal cot, penniless and heavily in debt, with almost a year left on my sentence, it seemed an impossible dream. Still, for more than two decades, while doing everything but writing, I somehow kept the dream alive. Amazon's KDP changed everything.’ One year later he began anew in retail and real estate. In the more than two decades since, his life adventures have led him through magazine publishing, a newspaper column, photography, FM radio, CD production and concert promotion.’ He is also a gifted landscape photographer.
CHASING FIRE is one of the episodes of the Chase Wen Thrillers, a series that follows Brandt’s chosen genre of Techno thrillers. The potency of his skillful writing is evident from the first page of this fine novel: ‘Proud of the massive destruction he was about to unleash, Power took a moment to honor the Founding Fathers as Fourth of July fireworks filled the air across the Potomac River in Washington, DC. The revelry reminded him of the Star Spangled Banner. As millions celebrated the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, few could have guessed that a second American revolution had just begun…’ And with that trigger the story begins.
The plot – ‘Chase Malone, a brilliant billionaire, and Wen Sung, a Chinese defector and trained killer, are on the hunt for the Fire Bomber, a terrorist seemingly attempting to destroy the US tech industry. The terrorists, and at least two other groups, have targeted Chase and Wen. They must stay alive, expose the meaning behind codename horUS, and uncover the truth, before it’s too late.’
This is yet another fine thriller series by Brandt Legg, fast becoming one of the more important writers in the thriller genre. Recommended.
May 31, 2025
This series just gets better and better. Terrorists blowing up buildings in the name of peace and making excuses about their overall plan is a sick version of the world. Easy read.
October 12, 2019
Riveting thriller.
Chasing Fire is another action adventure page-turner in the Chase Wen Thriller series. It’s a present day suspense-filled story of conspiracy, surveillance, and espionage. Wen is so tough, the terrorists don’t know what hit them. I’d call this book part technothriller and part action movie. I read Chasing Rain first and loved it and I’ve already ordered the Chasing Wind.
Chasing Fire is another action adventure page-turner in the Chase Wen Thriller series. It’s a present day suspense-filled story of conspiracy, surveillance, and espionage. Wen is so tough, the terrorists don’t know what hit them. I’d call this book part technothriller and part action movie. I read Chasing Rain first and loved it and I’ve already ordered the Chasing Wind.
February 12, 2020
This is getting unstoppable
so Chase and Wen are more than 007, Steven Segal, and a Rambo who is formally educated...one just has to see what comes next. The scary part....I can imagine that the world is heading in just this direction!
so Chase and Wen are more than 007, Steven Segal, and a Rambo who is formally educated...one just has to see what comes next. The scary part....I can imagine that the world is heading in just this direction!
October 26, 2019
Ohhh how good is Brandt Legg!! I was a little worried with the first of the series seeming a little weak to being stunned at how good the second book is!! I want the 3rd released now.....
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