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Luke Stone #7
House Divided
“One of the best thrillers I have read this year. The plot is intelligent and will keep you hooked from the beginning. The author did a superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the sequel.”
--Books and Movie Reviews (re Any Means Necessary)
HOUSE DIVIDED is book #7 in the USA Today bestselling Luke Stone thriller series, which begins with ANY MEANS NECESSARY (Book #1), a free download with over 500 five star reviews!
A passenger jet is attacked in northern Africa by terrorists wielding RPGs, resulting in an enormous loss of life. Yet U.S. intelligence reports this is merely a distraction, a prelude to a worse terror incident.
A cargo ship is pirated off the African coast, and terrorists are puzzled to find in its vast hold just one mysterious crate. It contains a weapon they do not understand—one of vital interest to Al Qaeda. It is a weapon, we learn, that will inflict catastrophic damage on the United States if not stopped in time.
The weapon disappears deep into the heart of Africa, and as all hope seems lost to retrieve it, Luke Stone is summoned. Forced to cross deserts, to enter jungles, Luke and his team embark on a mad race across Africa, on a suicidal to destroy the weapon before it is too late.
A political thriller with non-stop action, dramatic international settings and heart-pounding suspense, HOUSE DIVIDED is book #7 in the bestselling and critically-acclaimed Luke Stone series, an explosive new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
“Thriller writing at its best. Thriller enthusiasts who relish the precise execution of an international thriller, but who seek the psychological depth and believability of a protagonist who simultaneously fields professional and personal life challenges, will find this a gripping story that’s hard to put down.”
—Midwest Book Review (re Any Means Necessary)
Book #8 in the Luke Stone series will be available soon.
--Books and Movie Reviews (re Any Means Necessary)
HOUSE DIVIDED is book #7 in the USA Today bestselling Luke Stone thriller series, which begins with ANY MEANS NECESSARY (Book #1), a free download with over 500 five star reviews!
A passenger jet is attacked in northern Africa by terrorists wielding RPGs, resulting in an enormous loss of life. Yet U.S. intelligence reports this is merely a distraction, a prelude to a worse terror incident.
A cargo ship is pirated off the African coast, and terrorists are puzzled to find in its vast hold just one mysterious crate. It contains a weapon they do not understand—one of vital interest to Al Qaeda. It is a weapon, we learn, that will inflict catastrophic damage on the United States if not stopped in time.
The weapon disappears deep into the heart of Africa, and as all hope seems lost to retrieve it, Luke Stone is summoned. Forced to cross deserts, to enter jungles, Luke and his team embark on a mad race across Africa, on a suicidal to destroy the weapon before it is too late.
A political thriller with non-stop action, dramatic international settings and heart-pounding suspense, HOUSE DIVIDED is book #7 in the bestselling and critically-acclaimed Luke Stone series, an explosive new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.
“Thriller writing at its best. Thriller enthusiasts who relish the precise execution of an international thriller, but who seek the psychological depth and believability of a protagonist who simultaneously fields professional and personal life challenges, will find this a gripping story that’s hard to put down.”
—Midwest Book Review (re Any Means Necessary)
Book #8 in the Luke Stone series will be available soon.
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Published May 23, 2018
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Jack Mars
309 books679 followersJack Mars is author of the bestselling LUKE STONE thriller series, which include the suspense thrillers ANY MEANS NECESSARY (book #1), OATH OF OFFICE (book #2) and SITUATION ROOM (book #3).
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July 3, 2022
What an adventure. I loved every min of it (audio) and really well done. Kept me coming back for more. I would recomend this to anyone who has read the previous books. It just adds more flavor.
July 26, 2018
Excellent in so many ways
007 move over without all the gadgets. Luke Stone at his finest when he has his team with him. I’m thrilled he and his team rid the earth of many other tyrannical terrorists..the radical, crazy, insane types who believe they can run amuck with impunity. Sorry to burst your bubble you crazy loonies. I sure wish we did have that type of team to run interference from time to time. Great book. Excellent sequel. Hope you write follow ups to this.
007 move over without all the gadgets. Luke Stone at his finest when he has his team with him. I’m thrilled he and his team rid the earth of many other tyrannical terrorists..the radical, crazy, insane types who believe they can run amuck with impunity. Sorry to burst your bubble you crazy loonies. I sure wish we did have that type of team to run interference from time to time. Great book. Excellent sequel. Hope you write follow ups to this.
September 8, 2020
A great plot (and offshoot to the main plot) which was well written, had excellent pacing, and a score of great characters (except again for any General in the story, Jack Mars does not have a high opinion of Generals)
December 20, 2019
Better than most
The action, atmosphere and characters are pure entertainment and and enjoyment.
The story flows with non stop situations and reasonably believable solutions. I have never read any action series as thrilling and satisfying as the Lucas Stone series by Jack Mars.
I wholeheartedly recommend this novel and the companion stories.
Friar Tuck
The action, atmosphere and characters are pure entertainment and and enjoyment.
The story flows with non stop situations and reasonably believable solutions. I have never read any action series as thrilling and satisfying as the Lucas Stone series by Jack Mars.
I wholeheartedly recommend this novel and the companion stories.
Friar Tuck
April 19, 2018
Very exciting, can't put down. Lots of lost sleep. Wish I had another one to res
read. Looking forward to reading more of Jack Mara books. Maybe time for something more sedate so I can catch up on my skeep.
read. Looking forward to reading more of Jack Mara books. Maybe time for something more sedate so I can catch up on my skeep.
December 5, 2018
Greatly enjoyed this Luke Stone thriller. Thought how he ingrained more personal detail on the characters in this volume was a plus. I listened as an Audiobook and my biggest compliment was listening in 1.0 speed - as I did not want it to end! Great listen!
March 2, 2019
The Best!
Very EXCITING! I absolutely enjoyed this book and it seemed to end too soon!
But then again, all the Luke Stone books end too soon!
So grab a large pot of coffee or drink of choice, a comfortable chair,and dive in!!
Very EXCITING! I absolutely enjoyed this book and it seemed to end too soon!
But then again, all the Luke Stone books end too soon!
So grab a large pot of coffee or drink of choice, a comfortable chair,and dive in!!
April 3, 2022
House divided. Luke Stone book 7
Great again. When will there be a book 8? Can't wait.
These are fast-paced paced books that I don't want to put down.
Great again. When will there be a book 8? Can't wait.
These are fast-paced paced books that I don't want to put down.
March 11, 2019
This is the 7th and last book in the series.
If you want to read a blurb about the book, please read above the comments.
In this book, it starts off with a bang and keeps on going. By this point, the President and our hero are no longer keeping the relationship "secret" thank the good lord. I couldn't be happier about this one. Also, our hero is starting to face some truths on the home front, so it looks he's finally 'growing' up.
The plot is good and keeps you reading to see where else and who else is going to be involved in this one. However, when our hero and his team go off and help other civilians, those in Washington DC have heart attacks and our hero gets orders which he doesn't follow. That's always going to back fire on a employee going against a boss and add in going against a girlfriend and you can imagine the things that will be said...
However when the things that were stolen start to get pointed at the US, the hero not following orders will be one thing making people mad.
The characters were good and believable. The new people who get in to help the hero are fleshed out pretty good as well. The ending is a bit of a hit and miss with what happens. I think it could have been done better, but that's me liking good closed endings.
I'd recommending reading all the books before reading this ending so you know what its all about with the different relationships within.
If you want to read a blurb about the book, please read above the comments.
In this book, it starts off with a bang and keeps on going. By this point, the President and our hero are no longer keeping the relationship "secret" thank the good lord. I couldn't be happier about this one. Also, our hero is starting to face some truths on the home front, so it looks he's finally 'growing' up.
The plot is good and keeps you reading to see where else and who else is going to be involved in this one. However, when our hero and his team go off and help other civilians, those in Washington DC have heart attacks and our hero gets orders which he doesn't follow. That's always going to back fire on a employee going against a boss and add in going against a girlfriend and you can imagine the things that will be said...
However when the things that were stolen start to get pointed at the US, the hero not following orders will be one thing making people mad.
The characters were good and believable. The new people who get in to help the hero are fleshed out pretty good as well. The ending is a bit of a hit and miss with what happens. I think it could have been done better, but that's me liking good closed endings.
I'd recommending reading all the books before reading this ending so you know what its all about with the different relationships within.
May 30, 2018
House Divided
Luke Stone all dressed up, in the Whitehouse, now finally has somewhere to go. Africa. To chase down a missing weapon that may have fallen into the hands of terrorists. He's back in action and loving every minute of it and so am I. Luke and big, bad Ed Newsome are at it again with a new, shady sidekick. Once they are in the African jungle it's all action. Of course, there's the political intrigue back at the Whitehouse, while the President, Susan, Luke's new secret girlfriend, worries and pines away for him like a teenager. Her inner thoughts are so unpresidential is comical. While Luke is toiling awAy with the bad guys she is fighting her own battle with the generals and the Russian president. This makes for a very good and interesting read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I highly recommend this book.
Luke Stone all dressed up, in the Whitehouse, now finally has somewhere to go. Africa. To chase down a missing weapon that may have fallen into the hands of terrorists. He's back in action and loving every minute of it and so am I. Luke and big, bad Ed Newsome are at it again with a new, shady sidekick. Once they are in the African jungle it's all action. Of course, there's the political intrigue back at the Whitehouse, while the President, Susan, Luke's new secret girlfriend, worries and pines away for him like a teenager. Her inner thoughts are so unpresidential is comical. While Luke is toiling awAy with the bad guys she is fighting her own battle with the generals and the Russian president. This makes for a very good and interesting read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I highly recommend this book.
September 6, 2023
Read the other 7 books in this series in July, 2 months before getting this one. How will it read, out of sequence and 'out of time'?
Amazing. This is great writing - the kind where you realize your stomach has been growling for 20 minutes, and you scold yourself, this is a story, nothing is actually happening right now, it's okay to get up for a minute!
Until about Chapter 14, where it reads like recycled content from the previous books. Bad guys VERY bad, good guys, well, better than very bad guys, and step-by-step-by-step, slowly, the predictable story unrolls like a mass-produced carpet.
But wait! That's just for a few short easily skimmable chapters. This was fun, gritty, gripping, good. A bit repetitive with the explanations and justifications for both villains and heroes. but in all a solid four-star read.
Amazing. This is great writing - the kind where you realize your stomach has been growling for 20 minutes, and you scold yourself, this is a story, nothing is actually happening right now, it's okay to get up for a minute!
Until about Chapter 14, where it reads like recycled content from the previous books. Bad guys VERY bad, good guys, well, better than very bad guys, and step-by-step-by-step, slowly, the predictable story unrolls like a mass-produced carpet.
But wait! That's just for a few short easily skimmable chapters. This was fun, gritty, gripping, good. A bit repetitive with the explanations and justifications for both villains and heroes. but in all a solid four-star read.
April 12, 2018
Once again the reader must be ready for a fast ride.................fasten those seatbelts!
When an American Dipolmat dies on a plane that is shot down in Africa it is discovered that someone has stolen a "weapon of mass distruction" from the Russians. Luke Stone and his team are sent out to find that weapon but are waylaid by their guide to rescue over 100 young girls that have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. Then, and only then, can they find the weapon and try to keep it from harming anyone is the US.
Another great Luke Stone story. I love it when the bad guys lose!!
When an American Dipolmat dies on a plane that is shot down in Africa it is discovered that someone has stolen a "weapon of mass distruction" from the Russians. Luke Stone and his team are sent out to find that weapon but are waylaid by their guide to rescue over 100 young girls that have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. Then, and only then, can they find the weapon and try to keep it from harming anyone is the US.
Another great Luke Stone story. I love it when the bad guys lose!!
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March 5, 2020Great read
Why I chose a 4*instead of a 5*, is because I got annoyed at the left vs right. I felt the political agenda for beginners was so bias it left nothing to the imagination the writers intent. Second the writer does not need to continually fill pages of the same rhetoric over and over ie., He had a red beard, or, he wore these ragged jeans, etc., It was repeated many times over of inconsequential things. A great read ruined for me at least, by my idiosyncrasies of the aforementioned items.
Why I chose a 4*instead of a 5*, is because I got annoyed at the left vs right. I felt the political agenda for beginners was so bias it left nothing to the imagination the writers intent. Second the writer does not need to continually fill pages of the same rhetoric over and over ie., He had a red beard, or, he wore these ragged jeans, etc., It was repeated many times over of inconsequential things. A great read ruined for me at least, by my idiosyncrasies of the aforementioned items.
April 22, 2018
Not the norm
I was a little let down by this one , I expected more to come from the three amigos but it really never happened. The disarming of the weapon by Ed was predictable and the insuring battle to get to it was unremarkable. Also Luke stone was some what unremarkable in this one.
Parts like the general and the leak were never addressed.
All in all I was a bit let down......
I was a little let down by this one , I expected more to come from the three amigos but it really never happened. The disarming of the weapon by Ed was predictable and the insuring battle to get to it was unremarkable. Also Luke stone was some what unremarkable in this one.
Parts like the general and the leak were never addressed.
All in all I was a bit let down......
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March 20, 2025As usual, this "Luke Stone" book by Jack Mars was great. It capped off the story of Luke Stone very well! Although, as usual, I am a bit saddened that this series is over, but then again, another awesome series I would imagine by Jack Mars. The entire series is rated an A+ just as Agent Zero series.
April 30, 2018
Luke Stone save the day
Another insubordinate Luke Stone adventure where his own Gov’t is against including his new girlfriend the POTUS. Interesting location and relevant today’s events and as usual a few interesting characters.
Another insubordinate Luke Stone adventure where his own Gov’t is against including his new girlfriend the POTUS. Interesting location and relevant today’s events and as usual a few interesting characters.
December 6, 2019
Another good book
Here it is one A.M. and I just finished reading the last book in the series of Like Stone. It as well as the other did books was hard to put down. I really loved the series. I hope you do to.
Here it is one A.M. and I just finished reading the last book in the series of Like Stone. It as well as the other did books was hard to put down. I really loved the series. I hope you do to.
May 26, 2020
Action at its finest
Following in the series this book is nonstop action. I could see in this book what probably goes on in missions in Afghanistan. I was captured in each chapter as Luke Stone and his group go after a secret weapon.
Following in the series this book is nonstop action. I could see in this book what probably goes on in missions in Afghanistan. I was captured in each chapter as Luke Stone and his group go after a secret weapon.
August 23, 2023
Another good thriller!
Agent Stone is at it again, running to Africa to save Americs from a terrorist attack. This one is a bit far-fetched (I hope), but lots of fun to read. For fans of the series, this one does not disappoint.
Agent Stone is at it again, running to Africa to save Americs from a terrorist attack. This one is a bit far-fetched (I hope), but lots of fun to read. For fans of the series, this one does not disappoint.
September 28, 2024
Another great book by JackMars.
This book keeps you reading. I couldn't put it down. Don't buy it unless you can finish it quickly. As with the other six books in this series, they just keep getting better.
This book keeps you reading. I couldn't put it down. Don't buy it unless you can finish it quickly. As with the other six books in this series, they just keep getting better.
April 30, 2025
Enjoyed the series. Often times redundant but still very good reads. While reading House Divided it felt like a precursor to Our Sacred Honor. I concluded the book feeling the same way. The two books felt out of order.
December 28, 2025
Solid Read
I hadn’t read a Luke Stone novel in quite some time, so I enjoyed this one involving African terrorists, an old Russian weapon, and possible natural disasters. Quite a ride for Stone and his team.
I hadn’t read a Luke Stone novel in quite some time, so I enjoyed this one involving African terrorists, an old Russian weapon, and possible natural disasters. Quite a ride for Stone and his team.
April 16, 2018
this series of 7 books are excellent. i like mar's work, and his character luke stone is well developed. i look forward to exploring some of mar's other series.
June 3, 2018
very good thriller. new mystery weapon gets stolen and sold to al qaeda. stone and team are sent to recover it in Boko Haram infested territories.
August 4, 2018
Amazing
I love the Luke Stone series. Fast paced action packed from beginning to end. I have read all 7 books and hope more will come.
I love the Luke Stone series. Fast paced action packed from beginning to end. I have read all 7 books and hope more will come.
August 30, 2018
Did not disappoint
I enjoy these books as much as Tom Clancy and Vince Flynn. I look forward to each new book as it comes out.
I enjoy these books as much as Tom Clancy and Vince Flynn. I look forward to each new book as it comes out.
January 15, 2019
Winner
Hated to come to the end of this great series. There
better be another one, otherwise I have a bunch of
unresolved questions. LUKE STONE ROCKS!
Hated to come to the end of this great series. There
better be another one, otherwise I have a bunch of
unresolved questions. LUKE STONE ROCKS!
May 9, 2019
Last book - to date - (7) in the Luke Stone thrillers. My kind of books.
January 13, 2020
Amazing
A page turner if there ever was one. Enough action to keep you up all night. Realistic background and political turmoil. Highly recommended.
A page turner if there ever was one. Enough action to keep you up all night. Realistic background and political turmoil. Highly recommended.
January 24, 2020
Finally the end of that series... A bit better than the previous ones, but still too unrealistic.
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