State of the Union

by David Callahan

Ascending to a high-level position within the Pentagon, Gulf War veteran Lieutenant Zachary Turzin stumbles upon evidence of a criminal conspiracy to wrest power from the government, led by two of the most powerful men in Washington. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[GS Nathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite a readable story and looking back, prescient, in its own way. The story line is good, though the detailing is not so and could have been much better. The conspiracy elements are a bit far fetched, but it is decent escapist fare.

[Sabastian Burlison · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was good. Not great but good. But I struggled to finish it.

[Mauricio · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it, fast paced reading. It is a premonition of things that will happen in real life (sort of); the book was published in the late 1990's. Also, the way the TV series "Designated survivor" starts is how the terrorist planned to end with the entire US government, with the difference that the survivor in the series became the President, not in the book.

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book!! The action and intrigue continue through the very last pages, building suspense to the ending climax. Ths could definitely be the start of a Baldacci-like Camel Club series.

[Tom · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book starts off slow and that's about as good as it gets. Probably the only thing that can be said as a postitive not is that Oliver Stone can make another conspiracy movie out of it!

[Greg · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm pretty sure that the cleft-chin hero of this ridiculous thriller would have pushed my face into my locker back in high school. Therefore, I was rooting for him to lose. He didn't.

[Chris Henk · Rating 4 out of 5]

a well written, above average thriller.

[KateMoxie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had to remind myself that this book was published four years before 9/11. Frightening similarities.

[Oro · Rating 3 out of 5]

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