What if the greatest threat to America wasn't war, terrorism, or China...but the trillions of dollars of debt we've pretended doesn't exist?
U.S.
Senator Rick Taylor has been warning anyone who'll listen: the national debt is
no longer a spreadsheet problem-it's a ticking bomb. But in Washington, truth
is toxic. Colleagues dismiss him, constituents scream about "cuts to my
benefits," and the media paints him as the villain who wants to gut Social
Security.
Then
the blackmail begins.
A shadowy network led by a ruthless operator making huge profits from unchecked government spending will stop at nothing to silence anyone who threatens the status quo. After Taylor's wife is targeted in a terrifying swatting attack and a sniper's bullet nearly ends Taylor's life, the message is clear. Shut up... or die.
Debt Reckoning: Teetering on the Brink by Jack MeyerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was a suspenseful political thriller. The characters are interesting enough to carry the plot. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep you on edge. It is well-constructed and emotionally taut.
Unfortunately, I just didnt find the stakes interesting. It felt more like propaganda than realism. I live in red America and this is what they talk about endlessly - debt will be the end of everything. Yet here we are 100 years later with no apocalypse. So I had a hard time buying the initial idea that debt is so important that this man’s life was at Stake. It seems like it didn’t hit other people that way and they really enjoyed using a common American talking point as the basis for a political thriller.
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Author Bio:
Jack was introduced to thrillers when Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October was published. However, for most of his life, he was a reader rather than an author. During the 2000 Presidential election as he watched TV coverage of the Florida recount with 'dimpled chads' and 'hanging chads,' he thought an election conspiracy would be a great basis for a thriller. It wasn't until 2020 when he retired from his career, which included management positions in corporate America and small business ownership as well as a brief stint in ministry, that he sat down to write Wayward Patriot: Preserving the Vote.
His unique approach to political thrillers rips headlines from the news and weaves them through a thrilling tale of patriotism, political corruption and crisis. He says, "when I see some major new issue or technology in the news I want to learn more about it. I enjoy sharing what I learn with others by wrapping a story around it that will engage and entertain readers."
He and his wife, Barbara, have three grown children and seven grandchildren and divide their time between Colorado Springs and Tucson.
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